§ 2-11.1 Fine Schedule.
RCNY § 2-11.1
(a)Collection of fines. The Loft Board may charge and collect fines for violation of its rules. The Loft Board may, by amending these rules, modify the types of violations for which fines are assessed and/or revise the amount of the fine imposed.
(b)Range of fines.
(1)Code compliance fines pursuant to 29 RCNY § 2-01 and 29 RCNY § 2-01.1: Where the Owner, Landlord or Responsible Party is found to have violated code compliances deadlines or failed to take all reasonable and necessary action to obtain a final certificate of occupancy, the Owner, Landlord or Responsible Party may be subject to a Class C civil penalty as follows: VIOLATION DESCRIPTION SECTION OF LAW CURE PENALTY Failure to Meet Code Compliance Deadlines: §§ 281(1) and (4) BuildingsMDL § 284 (1); 29 RCNY § 2-01(a)(1) through (a)(7), (c)(2)NoUp to $1,000 per missed deadlineFailure to Meet Code Compliance Deadlines: §§ 281(1) and (4) BuildingsMDL § 284(1); 29 RCNY § 2-01(a)(8), (c)(2)NoUp to $5,000 per missed deadlineFailure to Meet Code Compliance Deadlines: § 281(5) BuildingsMDL § 284(1); 29 RCNY §§ 2-01(a)(9), (a)(10), (c)(2)NoUp to $5,000 per missed deadlineFailure to Take Reasonable and Necessary Action to Obtain a Final Certificate of Occupancy29 RCNY § 2-01.1(a), (b)(2), (b)(3)NoUp to $1,000 per day up to $25,000 Failure to Take Reasonable and Necessary Action: Failure to Timely Clear DOB objections for Alteration Application29 RCNY § 2-01(d)(2)(ix)Yes within 30 daysUp to $1,000 per day up to $25,000 (2) Fines in connection with Harassment Applications pursuant to 29 RCNY § 2-02: A finding by the Loft Board that: (i) A Tenant filed a Harassment Application in bad faith or in wanton disregard of the truth pursuant to 29 RCNY § 2-02(c)(2)(iii); or (ii) An Owner, Landlord or Responsible Party or Prime Lessee harassed an Occupant pursuant to 29 RCNY § 2-02(d)(1)(ii) or (e)(3)(i), in a manner that impacts on the Tenant's safety including, but not limited to, refusing to make repairs, repeated housing maintenance violations intended to render the unit uninhabitable, assault, battery or threats of violence; or (iii) An Owner or Responsible Party or Prime Lessee harassed an Occupant pursuant to 29 RCNY § 2-02(d)(1)(ii) or (e)(3)(i) of these rules in a manner that impacts on the Tenant's quality of life, including, but not limited, to creating excessive noise or odors, threatening eviction, refusal to consent to sublet, or tampering with mail, may subject the Tenant, Owner, Responsible Party or Prime Lessee to a Class C civil penalty as follows: VIOLATION DESCRIPTION SECTION OF LAW CURE PENALTY AGGRAVATED PENALTY Harassment Application Filed in Bad Faith 29 RCNY § 2-02(c)(2)(iii)NoUp to $5,000A Tenant found to have previously filed a Harassment Application in bad faith may be subject to an aggravated penalty of up to $25,000.Finding of Harassment: Safety Violations e.g., Hazardous Conditions; Housing Maintenance Violations; Refusal to Make Repairs 29 RCNY § 2-02(d)(1)(ii), (e)(3)(i)No$3,000 to $6,000 for each occurrence found to constitute HarassmentAn Owner, Responsible Party or Prime Lessee previously found to have harassed a Tenant may be subject to an aggravated penalty of up to $25,000.Finding of Harassment: Quality of Life Violations e.g., Noise; Odors; Threat of Eviction; Refusal to Consent to Sublet 29 RCNY § 2-02(d)(1)(ii), (e)(3)(i)No$2,000 to $5,000 for each occurrence found to constitute HarassmentAn Owner, Responsible Party or Prime Lessee previously found to have harassed a Tenant may be subject to an aggravated penalty of up to $25,000.
(3)Violation of annual requirements: registration and certification of inspection of egress.
(i)Failure to renew IMD registration pursuant to 29 RCNY § 2-05: Where an Owner, Landlord or Responsible Party fails to renew a Building's registration as required in 29 RCNY § 2-05(f)(2), the Owner, Landlord or Responsible Party may be subject to a Class C violation civil penalty as follows: VIOLATION DESCRIPTION SECTION OF LAW CURE PENALTY Failure to Timely Renew Registration 29 RCNY § 2-05(f)(2), § 2-11(b)Yes$7,500 for one year; $15,000 for two consecutive years; $25,000 for three consecutive years or more (ii) Failure to file annual certification of inspection of egress pursuant to 29 RCNY § 2-05(g)(2): An Owner who fails to comply with the requirements regarding certification of inspection of egress systems set forth in 29 RCNY § 2-05(g)(2) may be subject to a civil penalty as follows: VIOLATION DESCRIPTION SECTION OF LAW CURE PENALTY Failure to Comply with Annual Certification of Inspection of Egress 29 RCNY § 2-05(g)(2)No$7,500 (4) Fines in connection with unreasonable interference pursuant to 29 RCNY § 2-01(h): A finding by the Loft Board that: (i) An Owner or Responsible Party unreasonably interfered with the Tenant's use of an IMD unit; or (ii) An Owner or Responsible Party unreasonably and willfully interfered with the Tenant's use of an IMD unit, may subject the Owner or Responsible Party to a Class C civil penalty as follows: VIOLATION DESCRIPTION SECTION OF LAW CURE PENALTY Finding by the Loft Board of Unreasonable Interference with the Use of an IMD Unit29 RCNY § 2-01(h)No$2,500Finding by the Loft Board of Unreasonable and Willful Interference with the Use of an IMD Unit29 RCNY § 2-01(h)No$5,000 (5) Quarterly and requested reports and failure to take reasonable and necessary action to legalize Building pursuant to 29 RCNY §§ 2-01.1(a)(1)(ii) and (b)(6): An Owner or Responsible Party who is found: (i) By the Loft Board's Executive Director to have violated the provisions of 29 RCNY § 2-01.1(b)(6) may be subject to a Class B civil penalty pursuant to 29 RCNY § 2-01.1(b)(7) as follows; or (ii) To have failed to file quarterly or requested reports or to have made false statements in the reports filed pursuant to 29 RCNY § 2-01.1(a)(1)(ii), may be subject to a Class B civil penalty as follows: VIOLATION DESCRIPTION SECTION OF LAW CURE within 30 days PENALTY PER VIOLATION, UP TO $25,000 Failure to Take Reasonable and Necessary Action: Failure to File an Alteration Application with DOB 29 RCNY § 2-01.1(b)(6)(i), (b)(7)YesUp to $1,000 per dayFailure to Take Reasonable and Necessary Action: Failure to Obtain a Alteration Permit 29 RCNY § 2-01.1(b)(6)(ii), (b)(7)YesUp to $1,000 per dayFailure to Take Reasonable and Necessary Action: Failure to Maintain a Current Alteration Permit 29 RCNY § 2-01.1(b)(6)(iii), (b)(7)YesUp to $1,000 per dayFailure to Take Reasonable and Necessary Action: Failure to Maintain a Temporary Certificate of Occupancy for the Residential Portion of the Building 29 RCNY § 2-01.1(b)(6)(iv), (b)(7)YesUp to $1,000 per dayFailure to Take Reasonable and Necessary Action: Failure to File Quarterly or Requested Reports 29 RCNY § 2-01.1(a)(1)(ii)(D)YesUp to $1,000 per missing reportFailure to Take Reasonable and Necessary Action: Filing False Statements in Quarterly or Requested Report 29 RCNY § 2-01.1(a)(1)(ii)(E)No$5,000 per false statement (6) Fines in connection with: (i) An Owner, Landlord or Responsible Party who fails to comply with the access notice provision of 29 RCNY § 2-01(g)(4)(iv); (ii) An Occupant who unreasonably withholds access pursuant to 29 RCNY § 2-01(g)(4)(iv); (iii) An Owner, Landlord or Representative Party who fails to file a Sales Record form after a sale of improvements pursuant to 29 RCNY § 2-07(j) or a sale of rights pursuant to 29 RCNY § 2-10(b) or (c)(4) within thirty (30) days of sale; (iv) An Owner who fails to report a change in the emergency number, managing agent information, Owner's address or ownership information pursuant to 29 RCNY § 2-05(b)(10); or (v) An Owner, Landlord or Responsible Party who fails to post the IMD notice pursuant to 29 RCNY § 2-05(b)(13) may be subject to a Class A civil penalty as follows: VIOLATION DESCRIPTION SECTION OF LAW CURE within 30 days PENALTY Failure to Comply with Access Notice Provisions29 RCNY §§ 2-01(g)(1), (g)(2), (g)(4)(iv)Yes$1,000Occupant Unreasonably Withholds Access29 RCNY § 2-01(g)(4)(iv)Yes$1,000Failure to Timely File Sale of Improvements Form29 RCNY § 2-07(j)No$4,000Failure to Timely File Sale of Rights Form29 RCNY § 2-10(b), (c)(4)No$4,000Failure to Report a Change in Ownership Information29 RCNY § 2-05(b)(10)No$4,000Failure to Post IMD Notice29 RCNY § 2-05(b)(13)No$1,000 (7) Fines in connection with violating a Loft Board order pursuant to 29 RCNY § 1-13(b) or filing a false statement with the Loft Board pursuant to 29 RCNY § 1-15(d): Any Person who is found to have violated a Loft Board order pursuant to 29 RCNY § 1-13(b) or to have filed a document containing a material false statement pursuant to § 1-15(d) may be subject to a civil penalty as follows: VIOLATION DESCRIPTION SECTION OF LAW CURE within 30 days PENALTY Violation of a Loft Board Order: 29 RCNY § 1-13(b)No$5,000 up to $7,500 per violationFiling a Material False Statement with the Loft Board: 29 RCNY § 1-15(d)No$5,000 per false statement (Amended City Record 3/1/2023, eff. 3/31/2023; amended City Record 5/1/2025, eff. 5/31/2025)
