Send us your violation number. We correct the conditions within our work, file the proof with DOB and keep you updated. All five boroughs, since 2004.
Most owners hold one of two notices. Each follows its own path.
| Notice | What It Is | Hearing? |
|---|---|---|
| DOB Violation | DOB cites a condition on your property. You resolve it with the unit that issued it. | No OATH hearing |
| OATH Summons (Formerly ECB) | DOB issues a summons that goes through OATH, the City's administrative tribunal. | Sometimes. A cure or stipulation can replace it. |
OATH summonses fall into three classes: Class 1 (Immediately Hazardous), Class 2 (Major) and Class 3 (Lesser). Your summons or DOB’s penalty schedule shows the class. Search the property in BIS to see every open violation.
We handle DOB violations and OATH summonses. HPD and FDNY notices fall outside our work.
Paying a penalty does not by itself correct the underlying violation. DOB must accept the required proof of correction before the violation can be cleared. Our DOB violation removal follows six steps:
We repair what falls within our trades: sheds, scaffolds and facade protection. If the fix needs another trade, we say so on the first call.
We repair what falls within our trades: sheds, scaffolds and facade protection. If the fix needs another trade, we say so on the first call.
We photograph the finished condition and gather permits, receipts and other supporting documents.
For an OATH summons, we submit a Certificate of Correction request to DOB’s Administrative Enforcement Unit through DOB NOW: Safety, with proof of correction and supporting documents. For a DOB violation, we send the proof to the unit that issued it. If the correction needs a permit, we file that too: see our permit service.
Civil penalties belong to the owner. DOB makes you pay some of them, such as on work-without-permit summonses, before it approves a correction. We tell you which ones apply.
We check BIS after DOB acts and report the result to you.
Look for a cure date on your summons. If the front shows one, DOB can accept a Certificate of Correction by that date. If DOB accepts the timely cure, the summons can be resolved without a hearing or penalty. Send us the summons the day it arrives.
Hearing or cure date coming up? Send us the summons now.
An unsafe facade condition can result in a Class 1 (Immediately Hazardous) summons. DOB requires Class 1 conditions to be corrected immediately and certified through DOB NOW: Safety, and timely certification can avoid the $5,000 civil penalty and further re-inspections. Penalty figures checked October 2026.
This is where our trade and DOB violation removal meet. Our crews install the pedestrian protection, correct the condition within our trades and file the proof. You call one firm, and it handles the shed, the correction and the filing. We answer 24/7, and crews arrive in an average of two hours.
If the work needs overhead protection, see our sidewalk shed installation and scaffold inspection services.
Unsafe facade? Call (718) 256-2828. We answer 24/7.
DOB violations and OATH summonses appear in a property title search, and DOB notes that open violations can prevent an owner from selling or refinancing. Tell us the violation number and your closing date. We start with the record: what DOB expects, which parts we correct and where the filing stands.
Your attorney advises on what an open violation means for the sale, the title or any lien. We keep your attorney current on filing status.
Closing date set? Send us the violation number and the date.
Send what you have. A violation number and an address are enough to start.
No. The violation stays open in BIS until DOB accepts proof that you corrected the condition, even if you paid the penalty OATH imposed. For an OATH summons, that proof goes to DOB's Administrative Enforcement Unit as a Certificate of Correction request. NYC DOB, Resolve a Summons or Violation.
Failing to cure, stipulate, pay the penalty or attend the hearing can bring a default penalty of up to $25,000, depending on the violation. Penalty figures checked October 2026. If you hold a hearing date, send us the summons before it arrives. NYC DOB, OATH Summons FAQs.
You resolve a DOB violation with the unit that issued it, with no OATH hearing. An OATH summons carries a class (1, 2 or 3). Depending on the summons and deadline, you may resolve it by curing and certifying the correction, stipulating, admitting it or attending a hearing at OATH. BIS shows both on the property record.
The owner or respondent named on the summons pays any penalty. Our work covers the correction and the proof of correction.
No. We handle DOB violations and OATH summonses only. For an HPD or FDNY notice, contact the issuing agency.
Best Sidewalk Shed & Scaffolding handles DOB violation corrections involving scaffolds, sidewalk sheds, facade protection and related work within our trades. Send us the violation number and address, and we’ll review the DOB record and tell you what needs to be corrected.
