DOHMH issued a violation notice to landlord for failing to keep tenant’s apartment free of pests and conditions conducive to pests. Inspection showed that there were mouse droppings on top of and behind the...
The Fire Department issued a violation notice to landlord for failing to arrange and conduct a five-year hydrostatic pressure test of the building’s sprinkler system. Landlord claimed that the test wasn’t...
DOB issued a violation notice to landlord for removal of wood sheathing that exposed roof rafters without a permit. DOB’s inspector testified that the work without a permit resulted in the death of a worker who...
DOHMH issued a violation notice to landlord for failing to eliminate conditions conducive to pests. The DOHMH inspector found harborage conditions that encouraged the nesting of rats. There were plastic pools, old...
DOB issued two violation notices to landlord for supplying gas to a building without inspection and DOB certification, as well as failing to have a new or altered plumbing system tested. Landlord admitted that the...
DOS issued a violation notice to tenant for permitting his dog to be unleashed on a public sidewalk. Tenant claimed that his dog ran out of the building when a neighbor opened the front door before tenant could put a...
DOB issued a violation notice to landlord after finding a Class “A” apartment in the building basement occupied as a super’s apartment in violation of permitted occupancy. The building didn’t...
DOB issued a violation notice to landlord for having an outdoor advertising sign painted on the side of its residential building. DOB said this was a zoning violation. Landlord claimed that the sign was “...
DOS issued a violation notice to landlord after its inspector found a large accumulation of scattered paper, plastic, and other items in front of landlord’s building. Landlord, who lived on the same block as...
DOB issued violation notices to landlord for doing work without a permit and altering a two-family dwelling into a five-family dwelling. DOB’s inspector found SRO units had been added to the cellar, second...
DOB issued violation notices to landlord for doing work without a permit and for adding three or more dwelling units than legally authorized. Landlord objected but admitted the violations and imposed daily penalties...
DEP issued three violation notices to landlord for failing to submit annual test reports for three backflow prevention devices at its building. DEP’s inspector testified that, as of the hearing date, DEP hadn...
