DOB issued a violation notice to landlord for failing to maintain an exterior building facade. DOB’s inspector stated that there were several cracks at various locations of the building walls. At a hearing,...
DOB issued two violation notices to landlord for illegally altering a two-family dwelling into a four-family. At a hearing, DOB’s inspector testified that an SRO unit was added on the first floor and that the...
DOB issued four violation notices to landlord in connection with work without a permit and illegally altering a two-family dwelling to one for four families. At a hearing, landlord claimed that the only things he...
DOB issued violation notices to landlord for failing to maintain an exterior building wall and failing to comply with DOB’s order to correct that condition. Landlord argued that the owner of the neighboring...
DOB issued five violation notices to landlord based on conversion to transient use of two Class A apartments at landlord’s building. At a hearing, DOB showed documentation of Airbnb information for short-term...
DOB issued a violation notice to landlord of a two-family house for permitting four occupants to live in the basement with substandard light, egress, and ventilation. Landlord explained at a hearing that his cousins...
DOB issued a violation notice to landlord for violating the Electrical Code Technical Standards for failure to ground a water main in the building. Landlord argued that the condition found by DOB didn’t occur...
DOB issued five violation notices to landlord after inspection following a complaint of transient use of one apartment in the building. DOB’s inspector found that a Class “A” apartment was used as a...
Landlord filed an Article 78 appeal to challenge an ECB ruling that landlord violated NYC administrative code provisions that required a permit to change occupancy of landlord’s building and which prohibited...
DOB issued two violation notices to landlord for work without a permit and for alteration of a residence as a dwelling for occupancy by more than the legally approved number of families. DOB’s inspector stated...
DOB issued three violation notices to landlord because its building was occupied during construction. Plan/Work Applications filed with DOB stated that the building was not to be occupied during that time. Landlord...
DOB issued two violation notices to landlord for supplying gas at a building without inspection and testing by DOB. DOB’s inspector saw new gas piping in the building basement. More specifically, he observed...