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NYC contractors who want to work on ground-up construction of 1, 2, or 3 family homes need be a registered General contractor. NYC DOB-approved course provided began issuing the DOB Worker Wallet card on November 1, 2024.  The Worker Wallet will hold all your certification information in one place. It eliminates the need to carry multiple cards.  All existing qualification cards issued before November 1, 2024, must be replaced by the Worker Wallet card by

In NYC, all mixed-use, commercial and residential (6 family or more) buildings must have an annual boiler inspection or risk receiving violations.  A licensed master plumber or an authorized insurance company representative must perform an annual boiler inspection once a year.  You must file the results of that inspection by December 31st . If you do not the DOB will issue a failure to file violation to the property owner. Penalties are $1000* for each

NYC contractors who want to work on ground-up construction of 1, 2, or 3 family homes need be a registered General contractor. Contractors with only a tracking number for interior renovation cannot apply for permits. This requires a contractor to be a Registered General Contractor. To become a registered General Contractor in NYC, applicants must meet the following qualifications: Be at least eighteen (18) years old. Be able to read and write the English language.

For years, New York City issued violations and costly penalties to property owners who illegally rented out units for short-term rentals. AirBnB unsuccessfully sued the city in order to operate without impunity. In September 2023, New York City’s Local Law 18, restricting short-term rentals went into effect. The local law requires hosts to register with the Mayor’s office of Special Enforcement (OSE), prevents listings for stays shorter than 30 days and requires hosts to be

Local Law 152 was introduced in 2016  for the regular inspection of gas piping systems in all buildings except  those in an R-3 occupancy group.  Buildings in all other occupancy groups  that  contain a gas piping system must have a licensed master plumber (LMP) or a non-licensed plumber under the supervision of a LMP.  It is estimated that approximately 280,000 buildings are affected by regulation.  In affected buildings, gas piping systems must be inspected at