Landlord Fined $10,000 for Maintaining Outdoor Advertising Sign on Residential Building

November 28, 2016

LVT Number: #27359

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 “grandfathered” as a non-conforming use because a large advertising sign had been placed on the building since 1941, and that DOB had issued permits for a sign in 1941 and again in 1981. The ALJ ruled against landlord and fined it $10,000.

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 “grandfathered” as a non-conforming use because a large advertising sign had been placed on the building since 1941, and that DOB had issued permits for a sign in 1941 and again in 1981. The ALJ ruled against landlord and fined it $10,000. Landlord appealed and lost for the same reasons stated in a separate violation concerning the sign, which was now subject of an Article 78 appeal by landlord.

 

 

Astoria Landing, Inc.: ECB App. No. 1600675 (8/25/16)

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