Plumbing Work Without Permit Was Hazardous Violation

DOB issued a violation notice to landlord for installing second-floor plumbing work; waste, water, and vent piping; and bathtubs, without a permit. The notice stated that the violation was hazardous, and set a cure date. At a hearing, landlord's plumber admitted that he had started work without a permit but then got a permit prior to the cure date. DOB would not accept landlord's certificate of correction, because no cure was available for a hazardous violation. The ALJ fined landlord $800. Landlord appealed, claiming that this was a first-offense, nonhazardous violation. ECB ruled against landlord. The violation clearly was hazardous, and the penalty was proper.

Owner of 790 Greenwich St.: ECB App. No. 35312 (12/7/06) [1-pg. doc.]