NYC ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD

Juice Cartons Not Considered Paper Recyclables

May 18, 2014    

DOS issued a violation notice to landlord for improperly mixing recyclables, after its inspector found juice cartons in a plastic bag along with soiled paper and cardboard. Landlord admitted that the building staff...

Electrical Wire Connected to Gas Pipe in Tenant's Apartment

May 18, 2014    

DOB issued a violation notice to landlord based on illegal electrical conditions found in the building. DOB's inspection said that an electrical wire was connected from a bathroom light fixture in Apartment No. 5...

Landlord Didn't File Test Report for Backflow Prevention Device

May 18, 2014    

DEP issued a violation notice to landlord for failing to install a backflow prevention device as directed by the agency. Landlord claimed that the device had been installed in 2012 and that the required paperwork had...

Temporary Conversion of Two-Family Dwelling After Hurricane Was Improper

May 18, 2014    

DOB issued a violation notice to landlord for illegally converting a two-family dwelling into a three-family dwelling by converting the first floor into a Class A apartment. Under the building's Certificate of...

Landlord Claims Gas Meters in Hallways Were Grandfathered

May 18, 2014    

DOB issued a violation notice to landlord for failing to maintain a building in a safe and code-compliant manner after DOB's inspector saw gas meters and gas piping installed in the building's public area...

Tenant's Rental to Tourists Violated Building Code

April 18, 2014    

DOB issued violation notices to landlord for operating an apartment building for transient use, as well as related violations of sprinkler, egress, and fire alarm regulations based on the building's use for...

Inoperable Elevator Was Dangerous Condition

April 18, 2014    

DOB issued a violation notice to landlord for failing to maintain the building's elevator in a safe and code-compliant manner. The notice described the condition in the six-story multiple dwelling as dangerous....

Use of Attic as Bedroom Violated C of O

April 18, 2014    

DOB issued a violation notice to landlord for occupancy contrary to the building's Certificate of Occupancy (C of O). The building was a legal two-family house. DOB's inspector found an additional dwelling...

Landlord Put Trash Out Before Collection Day

April 18, 2014    

DOS issued a violation notice to landlord for placing a trash can out for collection on a Sunday. The collection days on the block were Wednesday and Saturday. Landlord argued that the collection days for the...

Must Landlord Remove Gas Meters in Hallways?

April 18, 2014    

DOB issued a violation notice to landlord for failing to maintain a building in a safe and code-compliant condition. DOB's inspector noted that there were gas meters and gas piping installed in the public...

Landlord Didn't Clear Snow After Storm Ended

April 18, 2014    

DOS issued a violation notice to landlord for failing to remove snow and ice from the sidewalk in front of its building. Landlord's super claimed that he cleared the sidewalk in front of the building at 4 p.m. on...

Landlord Didn't Conduct Five-Year Flow Test of Sprinkler System

April 18, 2014    

The Fire Department issued a violation notice to landlord for failing to conduct a required five-year performance flow test of the building's residential sprinkler system in the presence of a Fire Department...