Removing and Challenging Your NYC DOB Violations

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Removing and Challenging Your NYC DOB Violations
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• If youve received a notice that a building you
  own or manage in New York City is not in
  compliance with some provision of applicable law,
  there are 3 main ways to get the DOB violation
  successfully removed and avoid a court hearing
• 1.Zero penalty
• For Class 3 and most Class 2 violations, you can
  fix the violation and get it verified within 35
  days. If you do this and admit to the role youve
  played in the violation, you can avoid attending
  a court hearing or paying a penalty, provided the
  Administrative Enforcement Unit (AEU) accepts
  your certification.

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• Stipulation
• For Class 3 and some Class 2 violations, if you
  admit your role in the violation, you can extend
  the compliance time from 35 to 90 days past the
  first hearing day.
• Admitting by mail
• Applying to all violations, if you pay the entire
  penalty amount on the day of the hearing, or
  before, you can avoid a hearing once the payment
  has been received and processed.

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• What can you do to challengeyour NYC DOB
  violations?
• While there are plenty of reputable construction
  companies out there to help you quickly and
  legitimately get your buildings violation
  removed, there are some arguments that you might
  be able to use to challenge the violation at your
  hearing
• DOB violation notice in the process of repair
• It may happen that you received a violation
  notice just as you were in the throes of
  correcting the condition, in which case you can
  certify it with the DOB and hopefully, avoid
  having to pay a penalty.

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• Inability to get access for correcting a
  violation
• Should you be able to prove that you did
  everything within your power to try and repair
  the violating condition, but werent given access
  to it, then you should be able to have the
  violation dismissed.
• An emergency situation
• It can be that a DOB violation is incurred due to
  an emergency situation beyond your control, in
  which case you may be able to get it officially
  dismissed.

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• Sale of the building
• If youve sold the building in question before
  the violation notice was served, again, you could
  escape a hearing.
• Improper delivery
• DOB violation notices that arent delivered
  personally to you for whatever reason then go
  via the post office, to the address detailed on
  the notice. However, the DOB are also obliged to
  check whether you have a second address listed in
  the records of another agency, and if so, they
  should send another copy to that address, too.
  Should this process not be carried out, you can
  have the violation dismissed for improper
  delivery.

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• Incorrect personal details
• Any errors with the spelling of your name or even
  of the date, could mean that you can have your
  violation dismissed.
• Avoiding receiving a violation notice in the
  first place, is as simple as complying with all
  building codes and laws, but when these change
  frequently, mistakes can happen, and before you
  know it, youre in violation. To help you correct
  any pending building violations swiftly and
  effectively, work with a reputable and
  experienced construction company in your locality
  who can handle the process professionally for
  you, from beginning to end.

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• In the end, the best way to avoid getting DOB
  violation notices is to follow all the required
  laws and make sure your building complies with
  them!
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