How to Handle a General DOB Violation (V)
V is the general Department of Buildings code in a violation number. The types page labels it DOB violation. It does not name a trade. The notice states the condition. V% is not this code. V% is a precept issued for an unsafe-buildings violation, paired with UB%. The percent mark is not an extra type of V.
Read the notice
Confirm the number uses V by itself, not VH, VW, VWH, VPW, VAC, VCLOS, or a V followed by other letters. Those longer codes have their own labels. An asterisk means the types page marks the item dismissed.
A DOB violation, in the Department’s words, is a notice that a property is not in compliance with the Construction Codes, the Zoning Resolution, or other applicable laws and rules, and it includes an order to correct the condition. There is no court appearance. Some have fines, such as failure to file required annual boiler or elevator reports. Serious conditions may result in a Criminal Court summons and prosecution. Removal requires correction and proof to the issuing unit.
Older papers say ECB. Current pages call that other path an OATH summons. OATH holds the hearing. OATH is not part of the Department of Buildings and does not issue the summons. If the number is only V, do not assume a hearing. Look at the paper. The Department will not issue a new or amended Certificate of Occupancy, or a Letter of Completion, while DOB violations remain active.
If a class is printed, Class 1 is immediately hazardous, Class 2 is major, and Class 3 is lesser. The class is severity. It is not a kind of V. The letter does not set it. Failure to cure, stipulate, pay, or attend can bring default penalties up to $25,000. That figure is from the summons rules. It is not a fee printed on the letter V. Paying an OATH penalty does not close the item in Department records.
What the city is requiring
Follow the condition written on the notice and give proof to the unit that issued it. The letter V does not tell you the trade, the form, or the deadline. Boiler reports, elevator reports, facade reports, and work without a permit each have their own codes and their own resolving pages. Use those pages only when the notice is that item.
On a summons, if the penalty schedule marks a cure, correct every condition and submit an acceptable certificate of correction on or before the cure 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.
What S & M Expediting handles
S & M Expediting researches the V paper, including what condition it states and whether any hearing is involved. 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 contractor you have for the trade on the notice, 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 the notice names. Because V is a general code, the trade comes from the condition, not from the letter. We will work with the contractor you have for the trade on the notice, or if not, we will recommend one from our network.
Call us at 718-833-2333 or email info@sandmexpediting.com. Bring the notice. The wording of the condition matters more than the letter V. S & M Expediting is a New York City certified minority- and women-owned business.
