DOB VIOLATIONS

Landlord Fined Over $10,000 for Gutting Building Without Permits

September 28, 2020    

DOB issued eight violation notices to landlord for work without a permit and failure to maintain a building in a safe and code-compliant manner. The vacant, four-story building had been fully gutted. There was...

Landlord Showed Laundry Room Was in Basement When He Bought Building

August 24, 2020    

DOB issued a violation notice to landlord for performing work without a permit. DOB's inspector found an unauthorized storage room and laundry room in the building's basement with water and waste lines...

Landlord Fined $1,250 for Failing to Maintain Boiler

August 24, 2020    

DOB issued a violation notice to landlord in 2018 for failing to maintain a building's boiler. DOB's inspector noted that the boiler had missing insulation, a missing spill switch, and an incorrect flue gauge...

Landlord Fined $2,500 for Illegal Occupancy of Cellar

August 24, 2020    

DOB issued a violation notice to landlord for creating rooms for living and sleeping in a building's cellar, where there was inadequate natural light and ventilation. Landlord argued that he rented out the cellar...

Landlord Fined for Transient Occupancy in Class "A" Multiple Dwelling

July 28, 2020    

DOB issued three violation notices to landlord based on using a permanent dwelling for transient resident purposes, failure to maintain a building in a safe and code-compliant manner, and failure to provide a fire...

Landlord Gets Second Chance to Prove Illegal Unit Was Pre-Existing Condition

July 28, 2020    

DOB issued violation notices to landlord for altering a two-family residence for more than the legally approved number of families, and for work without a permit. DOB claimed that the buildings' C of O authorized...

Landlord Fined $50,500 for Illegally Altering Two-Family House

July 28, 2020    

DOB issued violation notices to landlord for illegally altering a two-family dwelling and for work without a permit. DOB's inspector saw a Class "A" apartment in the cellar, and three SRO units on the...

Any Grandfathering of Landlord's Advertising Sign Had Expired

July 28, 2020    

DOB issued violation notices to landlord for posting an advertising sign in a residential district and, later, for failing to correct the violation. At a hearing, landlord claimed that the sign had been "...

Landlord Didn't Prove It Was Impossible to Correct Violations

July 28, 2020    

DOB issued two violation notices to landlord for failing to correct violating conditions set forth in prior notices. Landlord claimed that tenants illegally removed a wall and installed a stove and mobile shower at...

Landlord Left Damaged, Vacant Building to Deteriorate

July 28, 2020    

DOB issued a violation notice to landlord for failing to maintain a building's walls or appurtenances. DOB's inspector observed the entire building in extreme disrepair and vacant due to fire damage. The...

Was Five-Family Building Improperly Converted to 16-Unit SRO?

July 28, 2020    

DOB issued a violation notice to landlord for building occupancy contrary to the Certificate of Occupancy (C of O). DOB's inspector found that, although the C of O listed one store and five family units, the...

Future Gas Connections Would Facilitate Illegal Gas Hookups

June 26, 2020    

DOB issued a violation notice to landlord for failing to maintain a building in a safe and code-compliant manner. DOB's inspector observed in a commercial area of the building's cellar future gas connections...