NYC ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD

Apartment Used as Illegal Flophouse

January 15, 2014    

DOB issued a violation notice to landlord for illegal occupancy in violation of the building's Certificate of Occupancy. DOB's inspector observed that a Class "A" apartment in the building was being...

New Hearing Needed on Whether Building Is Illegal Transient Hotel

December 13, 2013    

DOB issued three violation notices to landlord based on: (a) improper fire doors on upper building floors; (b) illegal occupancy of the building as a transient hotel; and (c) use of illegal egress door hardware. The...

Landlord Violated Vacate Order by Letting Sandy Relief Contractor Use Space

December 13, 2013    

DOB issued a violation notice to landlord for failing to comply with a prior vacate order issued in connection with the illegal conversion of a building cellar into two apartments with insufficient egress and...

Flow Test Violation Incorrectly Cited

December 13, 2013    

The Fire Department issued a repeat violation to landlord for failing to have a person holding a certificate of fitness keep a record of the monthly inspections of the building's sprinkler system. Another...

Landlord Falsely Certified that Basement Flooding Was Corrected

December 13, 2013    

DOB issued a violation notice to landlord for falsely certifying that conditions cited in a prior violation had been corrected. The three basement conditions were the accumulation of water in the elevator pit, the...

Violation Dismissed Where New Landlord Correcting Illegal Conversion

December 13, 2013    

DOB issued a violation notice to landlord for altering a residence for occupancy by more than the legally approved number of families. DOB's inspector stated that he saw two Class "A" apartments in the...

Landlord Didn't Add Handicap Ramp During Alterations

November 15, 2013    

DOB issued a violation notice to landlord for failing to provide building access to people with disabilities. The violation stated that there was no ramp at the front entrance of the building. Landlord claimed that...

Landlord Didn't Bundle and Tie Wood

November 15, 2013    

DOS issued a violation notice to landlord after its inspector saw 10 pieces of wood, untied, unbound, and likely to be scattered, placed out for trash collection. Landlord denied the cited conditions. He claimed that...

Landlord Fined for Trash Overflow

November 15, 2013    

The DOHMH issued a violation notice to landlord for failing to manage waste to prevent pests. The agency's inspector saw accumulated and scattered litter overflowing from plastic garbage bins at the front side of...

Insufficient Proof of Pre-Existing Work Without a Permit

November 15, 2013    

DOB issued three violation notices to landlord for work without a permit and later for failing to comply with a DOB order to correct the conditions. Inspection showed that landlord had put up partition walls, water...

Landlord Didn't Get DOB Approval Before Changing Boiler Oil Type

November 15, 2013    

The Fire Department issued a violation notice to landlord for failing to submit a DOB certificate of approval for a boiler in the building. The violation stated that landlord changed from No. 6 to No. 4 fuel oil...

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...