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By Renee Sosnowski Effective October 3, 2020, property owners who fail to certify correction of certain immediately hazardous violations face new penalties. The change has been codified in a new section (Section 102-05) added to Subchapter B of Chapter 100 ...
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By Renee Sosnowski New York City continues to crack down on façade safety violations. In addition to stricter Local Law 11 inspection requirements for the Façade Inspection & Safety Program (FISP), the city has significantly increased filing fees and civil ...
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By Penny Laughlin These have certainly been interesting times for the New York City construction industry. As you know, the Department of Buildings (DOB) and other city agencies quickly moved filings online as the region shut down to stop the ...
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By Renee Sosnowski Since mid-March, the City of New York Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings (OATH) has been operating remotely, including hearings, trials, settlement conferences, mediations, and more. During this time, OATH has conducted more than 2,600 remote help ...
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By Renee Sosnowski Per Local Law 110 of 2019, owners of properties with violations must now publicize this fact, a requirement that went into effect on December 5, 2019. The manner of disclosing this information depends upon the location of ...
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By Renee Sosnowski On August 26, 2019, the New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) will hold a public hearing to discuss a proposed rule to update its penalty schedule in compliance with Local Law 203 of 2017. That legislation ...
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By Tynesha Goode Every property in New York City must comply with a myriad of city, state and federal regulations established to ensure public safety, environmental responsibility and proper work practices. Noncompliance exposes offenders to multiple penalties, violations and contingencies. ...
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By Renee Sosnowski The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has adopted a new rule, which changes the existing Community Right-to-Know Penalty Schedule. The rule adds a new Chapter 54 of Title 15 of the Rules of the City of New ...
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By Renee Sosnowski In February 2019, the Department of Buildings (DOB) updated the L2 form: Requests for Overrides, Reductions, or Waivers of Civil Penalties for Work Without a Permit and Stop Work Violations. The revised form includes an additional waiver ...
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By Renee Sosnowski Effective February 9, 2019, in accordance with Local Law 28 of 2019, the Department of Buildings (DOB) will not impose civil penalties for work without a permit violations for certain accessory signs. Specifically, business storefront signs that ...
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By Renee Sosnowski The Department of Buildings (DOB) has created a new form to certify the correction of summonses issued for failure to comply with site safety training requirements, as mandated by Local Law 196 of 2017. The AEU3321 form ...
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By Frank Fortino Crain’s New York recently reported that the De Blasio administration is writing new rules to help New York City recoup more than $1 billion in outstanding fines. Under the proposed rules, drafted by the Department of Consumer ...
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