DOB VIOLATIONS

No Proof Exposed Water, Waste, and Gas Lines Were Pre-Existing Condition

April 15, 2013    

DOB issued two violation notices to landlord. One was for installing exposed cellar gas and waste lines for a washer and dryer without a permit. The second notice was for failing to correct these conditions. Landlord...

Broken Entry Door Lock Was Immediately Hazardous Violation

March 13, 2013    

DOB issued a violation notice to landlord for failing to have a lock on the building's entry door. Landlord acknowledged that the lock had been broken, but claimed it was fixed and that there was no immediately...

Residence Illegally Converted from Two-Family to Four-Family

March 13, 2013    

DOB issued violation notices to landlord for illegally converting or maintaining a two-family residence into a four-family residence by altering the cellar and first floor to create two additional Class "A...

Landlord Improperly Stored Wood Behind Building

March 13, 2013    

DOB issued a violation notice to landlord for unsafe storage of combustible materials and equipment. DOB's inspector observed wooden planks and plywood stored at the rear yard of the building. Landlord claimed...

Landlord Gets Additional Penalties

February 11, 2013    

DOB issued three violation notices to landlord for failing to comply with prior notices  to correct the illegal creation of a basement apartment. In the prior notices, DOB found that landlord performed work...

Illegal Apartment Added to Cellar of One-Family Dwelling

January 14, 2013    

DOB issued two violation notices to landlord for work without a permit and illegal alterations to a one-family dwelling. DOB's inspector saw partition walls for two rooms, a bathroom, and a gas line for a stove....

Landlord Unable to Cure Illegal Alterations

December 14, 2012    

DOB issued a violation notice to landlord for failing to comply with a prior vacate order of the cellar and third floors of a one-family dwelling. DOB had issued a prior violation to landlord for illegally converting...

Landlord Exempt from Filing Local Law 11 Report

December 14, 2012    

DOB issued a violation notice to landlord for failing to file an amended report to confirm the correction of unsafe building facade conditions described in the initial report he filed under Local Law 11 of...

Landlord Replaced Boiler Without Permit

November 14, 2012    

DOB issued a violation notice to landlord for performing work without a permit after its inspector saw that a replacement boiler in the building had been installed without a work permit. Landlord claimed that the...

Roof Deck Installed Without Permit

November 14, 2012    

DOB issued a violation notice to landlord for installing a roof deck without a permit. Landlord claimed that he was in the process of obtaining a permit and that his architect had filed plans with DOB. The ALJ ruled...

Gut Rehab Done Without Permit

November 14, 2012    

DOB issued a violation notice to landlord for performing work without a permit. DOB's inspector observed interior demolition work, described as a "full gut rehab." Landlord denied that she was doing any...