By Andrew Pisani Among its many responsibilities, the New York City Department of Housing Preservation & Development (HPD) has the important job of ensuring building and resident safety and health by enforcing the city’s Housing Maintenance Code. The civil penalties associated with many HPD violations increased as a result of recent… View more
By Tasnim Sabnam In June 2023, the New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) announced that it would be issuing violations for properties that failed to submit annual boiler inspection reports for 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021. These violations will remain on the property profiles until civil penalties are paid or… View more
By Andrew Pisani The New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) has increased the civil penalties for failure to file a Certificate of Correction for an Immediately Hazardous Class 1 Summons (AEUHAZ). Effective immediately, the $3,000 penalty is now $5,000. The higher penalty applies to summonses issued on or after May… View more
By Joseph Bastone The FAIRER (Fines and Interest Reduction Enabling Recovery) program has been extended through March 20, 2022. Administered by the Department of Finance, the program allows customers to pay reduced amounts for eligible Environmental Control Board (ECB) judgments. Depending upon whether you had a hearing and whether the judgment… View more
By Joseph Bastone New York City has launched a three-month program that allows customers to pay reduced amounts for eligible Environmental Control Board (ECB) judgments. Under the FAIRER (Fines and Interest Reduction Enabling Recovery) program, administered by the Department of Finance (DOF), respondents or payers may be able to save up… View more
The Department of Buildings (DOB) recently announced important news regarding benchmarking compliance. The New York City Benchmarking Law, Local Law 84 of 2009 as amended by Local Law 133 of 2016, applies to buildings over 25,000 square feet and multiple buildings on a single lot that total 100,000 square feet or… View more
By Renee Sosnowski Two local laws (LL160 of 2017 and LL104 of 2019) regarding denial of new permits have gone into effect. Local Law of 160 of 2017 Effective March 1, 2021, the Department will deny New Building and Alteration-CO permits in DOB NOW if $25,000 or more in covered arrears… View more
