DOB issued four violation notices to landlord for renting Class "A" apartments for transient use, and for failing to provide proper egress and a fire alarm system for a building used for transient occupancy...
DOB issued a violation notice to landlord for failing to maintain a building's exterior walls and appurtenances in a safe condition. On March 11, 2014, DOB's inspector saw spalled stonework at the fifth-floor...
DOB issued three violation notices to landlord based on unauthorized heating units found suspended from the ceilings of three loft apartments in the building. Landlord argued that the illegal units were in place when...
DOB issued a violation notice to landlord for occupancy of a building in violation of the Certificate of Occupancy (C of O). The building owner claimed that the notice was delivered improperly. The ALJ ruled against...
DOB issued a violation notice to landlord for failure to maintain a building, based on cracks found in the concrete masonry wall between an apartment's living room and bedroom, as well as small cracks at the...
DOB issued a violation notice to landlord for failing to maintain a vacant building. DOB observed that the building interior was in disrepair and that the second-floor ceiling was open. Landlord claimed that vandals...
DOB issued five violation notices to landlord for illegal use of various condominium units in a residential district. DOB reported that each of the first-floor units in the building were used for commercial storage...
DOB issued a violation notice to landlord in December 2013 for failing to comply with a prior DOB order on four violations for creating an illegal Class A apartment with gas and waste lines in the building basement....
DOB issued a violation notice to landlord for having an occupancy contrary to that allowed by DOB records. DOB's inspector noted that landlord had combined 2690 Broadway with 2688 Broadway and that it was...
DOB issued a violation notice to landlord for occupancy of a building contrary to the Certificate of Occupancy. The DOB inspector saw a cellar occupied as recreation space with two rooms, a couch, TV, dining room,...
DOB issued a violation notice to landlord because a 36-inch wide window leading to an apartment fire escape was blocked by a Sheetrock partition. This reduced the width of the window to 25 inches and violated the...
DOB issued two violation notices to landlord for unlawful conversion of a two-family dwelling to an SRO, and for installing deadbolt locks on bedroom doors. The DOB officer testified at a hearing that she found four...
