DEP VIOLATIONS

Wiring to Water Meter Was Damaged

October 27, 2014    

DEP issued a violation notice to landlord for inadequately protecting the remote receptacle wire for a water meter. Landlord claimed that he told the inspector that the wire to the water meter had been cut and was no...

Landlord Didn't Install Backflow Prevention Device

September 23, 2014    

DEP issued a violation notice to landlord for failure to install a backflow prevention device. Landlord claimed that it had complied with this requirement and submitted a report on the test and maintenance of a...

Landlord Didn't File Report of Backflow Prevention Device Installation

June 16, 2014    

DEP issued a violation notice to landlord for failing to install a backflow prevention device. At a hearing, landlord claimed that it had installed the device in February 2011, tried to submit an initial test report...

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...

Landlord Didn't Reinstall Water Meter

April 18, 2014    

DEP issued a violation notice to landlord for failing to have a water meter installed in the residential portion of its building. Landlord argued that it wasn't responsible for the violation because the city had...

Landlord Didn't Install Backflow Prevention Device

April 15, 2014    

DEP issued a violation notice to landlord for failing to install a backflow prevention...

DEP Claims Landlord Didn't File Annual Report

September 20, 2013    

DEP issued a violation notice to landlord for failing to file an annual test report for a backflow prevention device. Landlord claimed that he had submitted the report in March 2012. The ALJ ruled for landlord and...

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...

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 Get DEP Order

September 11, 2012    

Water Meter Not Accessible

July 5, 2012