NYC DOB News and Permit Updates
The place for all the News and updates to NYC Building codes, permits and expediting. An informative area to expand your knowledge of the arcane Department of Buildings regulations and licensing requirements.
April 2, 2025
NYC Short-term Rentals
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 of 2016 requires periodic inspections of the gas piping in most NYC buildings. A Licensed Master Plumber does the inspection. The owner then has to get the right certifications to the Department of Buildings (DOB) on time. Since July 27, 2026, every LL152 submission goes through DOB NOW: Safety, which replaced the old online GPS2 portal. Is your building covered? LL152 applies to every building except one- and two-family homes and other
July 20, 2020
DOB NOW: Safety Boiler Violations
Starting July 22, 2020, the Dept. Of Buildings (DOB) will be launching a new DOB NOW: Safety Violation portal. Under this portal, users can search for open boiler violations on a given property. They will also be able to see amounts due on any penalties on these properties. From that date forward, it will be mandatory to make payments online for “Failure to File” annual boiler inspection reports. The procedure to make payments for boiler violation penalties
July 7, 2020
COVID-19 Violations
Avoid COVID-19 state and city violations during Phase 1 restart. Department of Buildings (DOB) inspectors will be issuing covid-19 related violations starting July 8, 2020. Inspectors will look for job sites that are not in compliance with Covid-19 state/city Phase 1 restart requirements. Penalties of $5000.00 will be doled out for any violations found. The site may be issued a Stop Work Order. Penalties for continued non-compliance can be as high as $10K for each offense.
April 6, 2020
Local Law 87 (LL87)
Do you know your number? It could be your year of the EER No matter what industry you are in, there is a push for energy efficiency. Building maintenance is no different, even in a city as old as New York. A few months ago we mentioned how New York City is leading the nation when it comes to energy efficiency. One of the things helping this positive change is the Department of Buildings. The
