Common NYC Buildings Violations and How to Remove Them

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Common NYC Buildings Violations and How to Remove
Them
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• Ensuring that all of the buildings in a city like
  New York are in line with building safety
  regulations, is no small task, and for the New
  York City Department of Buildings, their work is
  never over. Checking the construction and
  maintenance of thousands of structures, from
  homes and offices, to shops and public transport
  terminals, is a full-time job, and penalties are
  frequently issued for non-adherence to the strict
  rules and regulations.
• Below is a short guide to how Department of
  Buildings (DOB) violations are classified, and
  how you can about removing them so that your
  building is fully compliant

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• How are DOB violations classified?
• DOB violations are divided into classes that
  describe the severity of the violation, and the
  penalty associated with each one. Sometimes the
  fines can run into thousands of dollars, and are
  as follows
• Class 1/C this class refers to violations that
  are deemed hazardous, and which may cause harm to
  personal health, public interest, life and
  personal safety.
• Class 2/B referring to violations that go
  against building codes, and might pose a threat
  to health, personal safety, property and public
  interest, this class of violation is the most
  common.

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• Class 3/A considered as lesser violations, this
  particular class involves non-hazardous threats,
  or less threat to the life or property of the
  building.
• While there are literally hundreds of ways to
  violate buildings code in New York City, here is
  a list of some of the most common
• Pests and mold
• A pest or mold infestation is always considered
  to be a serious threat to public health, and
  unclean buildings that attract such an issue,
  will face stiff penalties from the DOB.

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• An absence of smoke detectors or fire
  extinguishers
• Fire extinguishers must be present in a building
  as instructed by the DOB, and smoke detectors
  must be installed within dwelling spaces and
  public areas.
• Failure to provide adequate water temperature
• Water must reach a minimum temperature of 120
  degrees for dwelling spaces, and the temperature
  inside the building, must be higher than that of
  the exterior temperature.

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• If youve received an NYC buildings violation
  penalty, what should you do?
• Reaching out to a construction firm who
  specialize in removing NYC buildings violations,
  should be your first step, and once youve done
  so, theyll be able to guide you throughout the
  entire process, as well as carry out the
  necessary repair work.
• While each violation will come with a period of
  time in which the issue must be fixed within, it
  makes no sense whatsoever to delay rectifying the
  problem, and if you do, your case will simply
  move to court.

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• Heres how quickly you should fix each violation
• Violations to be removed immediately these are
  typically Class 1 violations, and the issue must
  be fixed within 24 hours in order to prevent a
  potential loss of life.
• Violations to be removed within 30 days
  requiring to be rectified within a 30-day period,
  these violations are usually classed as
  hazardous.
• Violations to be removed within 90 days these
  are usually non-hazardous violations, and should
  be fixed within a 90-day period.

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• If youve received a violation penalty notice,
  make sure you speak to someone who has extensive
  knowledge of building codes and how to safely and
  legally remove violations, such as a reputable,
  local construction company.
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