Q – How can I view the violations received on my property and the court dates?
A – Go to the Department of Buildings website and enter the property information in the left panel.
Q – I received an ECB violation on my property and I can’t attend on the scheduled hearing date. What should I do?
A – Failure to attend a scheduled hearing will result in default. Violation Removal Inc. will represent you, no need for you to spend time in court.
Q – I been receiving notices from ECB that I owe money for a violation that I didn’t know about, or a default notice. What does that mean, and what should I do?
A – Let Violation Removal Inc. know right away, there may still be time to get a new court date before the maximum penalties are imposed. If it is already to late to get a new hearing date, Violation Removal Inc. can still help you get a major reduction on those fines.
Q – How can I avoid paying a penalty for this ECB violation?
A – You may be able to avoid paying if your violation is eligible for the “cure” option, you will see on your violation a field for “cure date”, you may correct the violation before the cure date, and if you do then you will not have any fees to pay to the court. Violation Removal Inc. will help you file your certificate of correction needed to resolve the violation. If you do not cure your violation, or are not allowed to do so you will then be subject to a penalty amount depending on the cited violation.
Q – What is a stipulation?
A – A stipulation is an agreement between you and the Department of Buildings in which you plead guilty to the violation, in exchange for additional time to correct the violating condition(s), you also receive a reduced penalty, usually half of the hearing penalty. But, BEWARE stipulations are not always a good idea, call Violation Removal Inc. before accepting a stipulation. If you accepted a stipulation on a “work without a permit” violation on a 3 family home per se, you would receive a discount on the hearing penalty, but you would also receive a minimum $5,000 civil penalty payable to the DOB, which they conveniently fail to mention anywhere, but once you go to correct the violation and pull the permit, surprise, the DOB will not issue the permit before the $5,000 civil penalty is paid.
Q – Where can I pay the amount I owe for this ECB violation?
A – The easiest way is on the City-Pay-Website, just follow the link and click “ECB Violations”, you will need the violation nember, and there is an approx $2.00 surcharge for using the site. You can also pay your parking tickets, property taxes, and water bill quickly and easily as well.