How to Handle a Boiler Violation (B, BDM, BMD)
B, BDM, and BMD are boiler codes in the violation number. The Department of Buildings types page gives all three the same meaning: boiler. It does not define them separately. The paper states the condition. The Boiler Unit oversees installation, operational safety, and inspection compliance for low-pressure and high-pressure boilers.
Read the notice
Check that the number actually contains B, BDM, or BMD. LL62/91 is Local Law 62 of 1991, a different boiler label. An asterisk means the types page marks the item dismissed.
Older summonses say ECB. Current pages call that path an OATH summons. OATH holds the hearing. OATH is not part of the Department of Buildings and does not issue the summons. A DOB violation is a notice that the property is out of compliance, plus an order to correct. There is no court appearance. The Department cites failure to file a required annual boiler report as a DOB violation that can include a fine.
If a class is printed, Class 1 is immediately hazardous, Class 2 is major, and Class 3 is lesser. The class is on the paper or in the penalty schedule. The boiler code does not set it.
On a summons, read the hearing date and any cure date. If the schedule marks a cure, correct every condition and submit an acceptable certificate of correction on or before that date. Approval means no hearing and no penalty. A cure is an admission. Unless OATH dismisses the summons, the condition must still be corrected and accepted. Paying the penalty does not close the Department record.
What the city is requiring
Follow the condition on the notice, not the letters alone. The classification table lists failure to maintain the building in a code-compliant manner for service equipment, the boiler. That charge means correct the condition and give proof to the issuing unit.
The unit also describes initial inspections of boilers, burners, and fuel-storage installations, carbon-monoxide incidents, sealed-boiler re-inspections, and high-pressure boiler inspections for City agencies. The public page does not title those as violations. They apply only if your paper names them.
If a boiler in a multi-dwelling, SRO, commercial, or mixed-use building is removed and not replaced, or no longer needs annual reports because of renovation or demolition, a licensed professional must file OP49 within 30 days. The page states late penalties of $50.00 per month. Violations from missing that notice are the owner’s responsibility.
A missed periodic inspection report sits under Local Law 62 of 1991 (LBLVIO or HBLVIO), not under B, BDM, or BMD. The remedy stated there is proof of the report for the cycle, or payment of the civil penalties plus a current report in DOB NOW: Safety. The page points to a chart and does not print the amounts.
What S & M Expediting handles
S & M Expediting researches the violation, including whether it is a DOB violation or an OATH summons. They prepare and file the certificate of correction and the related Department filings, and they follow them. When the paper is a summons, they can appear at the OATH hearing.
They are Class 2 filing representatives, never Class 1. We will work with the boiler contractor you have, or if not, we will recommend one from our network. violation removal is the research and the filings.
Who does the corrective work
Hire the licensed professional named on the summons or notice. These codes are not assigned to one trade. For a removal, the page says a licensed professional files OP49. We will work with the boiler contractor you have, or if not, we will recommend one from our network.
Call S & M Expediting at 718-833-2333 or email info@sandmexpediting.com. Bring the notice and any boiler report or OP49 papers you have. S & M Expediting is a New York City certified minority- and women-owned business.
