NYC ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD

No Mitigated Penalties for Asbestos Project Violations

May 16, 2013    

DEP issued violation notices to landlord for failing to file an asbestos project notification form seven days before work started and for failing to retain an independent third-party air monitor. The ALJ fined...

Ignorance of Mattress Wrapping Requirements No Defense

May 16, 2013    

DOS issued a violation notice to landlord for failing to enclose a mattress in plastic before placing it out for collection. Landlord argued that he never received notice of this rule from DOS and had no intention of...

Brief Elevator Service Interruption Wasn't Hazardous Condition

May 16, 2013    

DOB issued a violation notice to landlord for failing to maintain an elevator in a safe and code-compliant manner. DOB's inspector observed that the building's only elevator was out of service at the time the...

Violation Names Incorrect Landlord

May 16, 2013    

DOB issued a violation notice to landlord for failing to secure the public and tenants' safety during balcony construction. DOB noted that this was a recurring violation. Landlord claimed that it didn't own...

Landlord Added Illegal Basement Apartments and Rooms

April 15, 2013    

DOB issued two violation notices to landlord, one for occupancy in a manner contrary to DOB records, and the other for performing work without a permit. The DOB inspector noted that building records authorized 16...

Landlord Fined for Uncovered Trash Receptacles

April 15, 2013    

DOS issued a violation notice to landlord for uncovered receptacles. The DOS inspector noted four cans uncovered, exposing household waste likely to be scattered about. Landlord claimed that the 30-unit building had...

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...

Landlord Didn't Provide Access for Asbestos Project Inspection

April 15, 2013    

DEP issued a violation notice to landlord for failing to permit access to inspect an apartment asbestos project for which an ACP-7 notification form was filed. Upon arrival for inspection, the super had told DEP'...

Landlord Didn't Test Fire Protection System

April 15, 2013    

The Fire Department issued two violation notices to landlord, one for failing to produce records for a quarterly cleaning of the exhaust system and another for failing to conduct a semiannual inspection and testing...

Landlord Placed Garbage Out Too Early

March 13, 2013    

DOS issued a violation notice to landlord for having a garbage can out for collection on a noncollection day. Landlord claimed that she had simply placed the can out on the day before the morning of the scheduled...

Boiler Operated Without Certificate of Compliance

March 13, 2013    

The Fire Department issued a violation notice to landlord for operating a boiler without a certificate of compliance. Landlord argued that the violation was issued in June 2012 even though Fire Department inspection...

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...