NYC Administrative Code

§ 28-201.5 — Correction of violations report.

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What is NYC AC § 28-201.5?

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This section mandates the Department of Buildings to submit an annual report detailing the correction of violations in certain residential buildings classified as occupancy group R-2 or R-3. The report must include specific details about each violation and its correction status. Applies to building owners of residential properties with recorded violations.

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§ 28-201.5 Correction of violations report.

AC § 28-201.5

No later than July 15 of each year, the department shall submit to the mayor and the speaker of the council, and shall post conspicuously on the department’s website, a report on the time elapsed to correct violations in certain residential buildings. For each building classified as occupancy group R-2 or R-3 for which a notice of violation issued in the prior calendar year contained an order to certify correction, such report shall include, but not be limited to, for each such violation: 1. The address of the property; 2. The class of violation issued; 3. The date the notice of violation was issued; 4. The date a certificate of correction was submitted; 5. Whether the most recent certificate of correction was accepted by the department; 6. The number of days from the service of the notice of violation to when the correction was accepted by the department; and 7. Whether the violation remained uncorrected for more than 6 months. (L.L. 2025/110, 8/13/2025, eff. 5/10/2026)

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