DOB issued a violation notice to landlord for altering a two-family dwelling into a three-family dwelling in violation of the building's Certificate of Occupancy. DOB's inspector observed an additional Class...
DOB issued a violation notice to landlord converting a building cellar into a Class "A" apartment without a permit. Landlord claimed that his architect had filed plans with DOB but needed more time to file...
DOB issued a violation notice to landlord after inspection showed there were two large steel porches constructed on the first and second floors of the building and a large wooden deck added to the roof. Landlord...
DOB issued violation notices to landlord for altering a single-family dwelling to a four-family, with an SRO unit on the first floor and two SROs on the second floor. Landlord denied the charge, and the ALJ fined him...
DOB issued violation notices to landlord for work without a permit and for having a fourth apartment in a building with a Certificate of Occupancy that permitted only three apartments. Landlord claimed that when her...
DOB issued violation notices to landlord for occupancy that violated the building's Certificate of Occupancy and for work without a permit. Landlord objected but the ALJ ruled against landlord and fined him $4,...
DOB issued a violation notice to landlord for failing to maintain a building in a safe and code-compliant manner. DOB's inspector found that gas piping and other equipment was installed improperly in the boiler...
DOB issued a violation notice to landlord for converting a one-family dwelling into a "bed and breakfast" for transient use. DOB's inspector observed three bedrooms with locked doors on the second floor...
DOB issued violation notices to landlord for illegally altering a two-family house into SRO units. Landlord claimed that there were no alterations and that tenants occupied the floors as roommates. The ALJ ruled for...
DOB issued a violation notice to landlord's contractor for failing to have a fire extinguisher at a building during demolition. The contractor argued that, on the date of the violation, demolition work hadn't...
DOB issued violation notices to landlord for doing work without a permit and for using a cellar, legally approved for storage, as a Class "B" apartment with a bedroom and three-piece bathroom. There also...
DOB issued 11 violations to landlord for, among other things, using five apartments for transient occupancy, failing to provide inadequate exits from those apartments, erecting partitions to create rooms in those...
