+Violation Removal Q & A
Q: How do the agencies know where to issue violations?
A: Most of the time, an anonymous complaint is made to 311 system.
Q: Can I fight a violation?
A: Yes, majority of violations have a hearing scheduled that is usually found on the original summons.
Q: If I pay a violation, does it go away?
A: No, correcting the violating condition and submitting necessary documentation will remove it.
Q: I just purchased a property, am I liable for the violations on it?
A: Yes, violations are leans that remain on your property that may prevent you from refinancing, reselling, occupying, and pulling permits.
Q: Do I have to give access to the said agencies when they come to inspect?
A: Unless they have a warrant, no.
Q: I missed my hearing, can I reopen it?
A: OATH allows you to reopen within 60 days of the court date, or under special circumstances even longer.
Q: I got a Work Without Permit violation, am I liable if I didn’t do it?
A: No, but you must first prove that at your OATH hearing provided on the ticket.
Q: Can I ignore a violation?
A: No, violations carry fees that acquire interest, and could recur as failure to comply, hazardous, and aggravated violations.
+Building Violation Removal
Certificate of Corrections
Required by Department of Buildings, Fire Department, Housing Preservation Department to be submitted for each building violation to prevent failure to comply summons in result reducing civil penalties issued by OATH Hearing and fines associated with removing building violation.
Property Registration
Housing Preservation Department requires landlords to register their buildings yearly, complying with the registration of the building makes removing violations, and prevent future summons seamless.
Pre-Inspection
Department of Buildings violations, Housing Preservation Department violations, Department of Transportation Sidewalk violations need inspections conducted with a city inspector in order to be resolved and violations to be removed. It is good practice to have a professional violation removal, vacate order, stop work order, hpd violation dismissal, sidewalk summons, construction, and tenant experienced compliance manager conduct a violation compliant inspection prior to the city inspection.
City Compliance Inspections
HPD Dismissal Request Inspection, DOB Vacate Order Inspection, DOB Stop Work Order Inspection, DOT Sidewalk Compliance Inspection, Construction Compliance Inspection, Permit Sing-off Inspection, Boiler Inspections.
Violation/Summons Hearings
Violations have a hearing dates giving you a chance to defend yourself in order to remove or reduce your fines, it is recommended to hire a Violation Removal Hearing Specialist to represent your case, violations very in classes, aggravation, and penalties. It defines the difficulty of your violation removal and compliance.
Violation Types
OATH Summons, DOB violation, Boiler violation, DOT Sidewalk Violation, FDNY violation, DEP violation, Construction violation, Sign violation, Lead violations, HPD violations, Hazardous Violations, Work Without Permit violations, Occupancy Contrary violations, Transient use violations, Planting requirement violations, Obstruction violations, Failure to comply violations, HPD Sign violations, Fire safety violations, Registration violations.
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