DOB VIOLATIONS

Landlord Didn't Put Up Sidewalk Shed During Repairs

October 13, 2013    

DOB issued a violation notice to landlord for failing to take required measures to secure public safety. The violation stated that landlord hadn't put up a sidewalk shed before starting outside repairs. The ALJ...

Building Staircase Leaning Out of Plumb

October 13, 2013    

DOB issued a violation notice to landlord for failing to maintain its building in a code-compliant manner. DOB's inspector reported that the staircase from the fourth floor to the roof was leaning out of plumb....

Landlord Installed Electric Panels Without Permit

October 12, 2013    

DOB issued a violation notice to landlord for installing electric panels, cables, and outlets throughout the building without a permit. The work was 95 percent completed when DOB issued the violation. Landlord didn...

Landlord Fined $2,000 for Operating Basement Office

September 20, 2013    

DOB issued a violation notice to landlord for illegal use in a residential zoning district. DOB's inspector found a real estate office operating in the cellar of the residential building. At a hearing, landlord...

Landlord Fined $40,800 for Repeated Work Without Permit

September 20, 2013    

DOB issued violation notices to landlord of two-family house for doing work without a permit and failing to comply with prior directives. DOB inspector observed construction of a wood frame lot line deck behind the...

Landlord Fined for Installing Staircase Without Permit

September 19, 2013    

DOB issued a violation notice to landlord for installing a steel staircase between the first and second floors of his building without first obtaining a permit from the agency. The ALJ ruled for landlord and...

Landlord Fined Over $47,000 for Adding Illegal SRO Units

September 19, 2013    

DOB issued two violation notices to landlord based on altering a residence for occupancy as a dwelling for more than the legally approved number of families. Landlord claimed that the building was a legal three-...

Out-of-Service Elevator Is Class 1 Violation

September 19, 2013    

DOB issued a violation notice to landlord for failing to maintain the building's single elevator in a safe and code-compliant manner. DOB's inspector found the elevator out of service on the date he issued...

Landlord Didn't Repair Defective Stair Platforms

August 9, 2013    

DOB issued a violation notice to landlord failing to maintain a building in a safe and code-compliant manner. DOB's inspector observed that the railing of the stair platform of one of the townhouses in an 80-unit...

Landlord Fined $48,000 for Violating Stop-Work Order

August 9, 2013    

DOB issued a violation notice to landlord for continuing work while a stop-work order (SWO) was in effect. DOB's inspector saw two workers installing spray foam insulation in an apartment while the SWO was in...

Maximum Daily Penalties Imposed for Illegal Building Alteration

August 7, 2013    

DOB issued two violation notices to landlord, one for the illegal alteration of a two-family dwelling to a four-family, and the other for the imposition of daily penalties in connection with the illegal alteration....

Landlord Didn't Get Permit for Emergency Parapet Repair Work

August 7, 2013    

DOB issued a violation notice to landlord for doing work without a permit. DOB's inspector noted that parapet work was being done under an application for exterior facade work only. Landlord's engineer...