What DOB is alleging at this property
This October hearing page is not just a schedule entry. The supplied DOB extract contains 5 summons records for this property identifier. The charge mix is: 2 Failure to Maintain summonses; Other Building / Code Compliance; Boiler / HVAC / Service Equipment; Work Without a Permit. The hearing date is October 7, 2026; the source issue date(s) are July 27, 2026.
Important: The discussion below identifies correction paths, hearing issues and evidence worth investigating from the summons data. It does not state that a defense will succeed. OATH decides liability from the evidence and law presented in the case.
Failure to Maintain — Summons 39197718Y
CLASS - 1 · Issued July 27, 2026; hearing October 7, 2026. · Hearing status: PENDING
DOB allegation in the source extract: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER. ATOI OBSERVED OBSTRUCTED ROOF DRAINS AND NON OPEN ENDED TOILET SEATS THROUGH OUT BUILDING. CONTRARY TO PC 420.3 & BC 1503.4, REPAIR AND/REPLACE
Cited provision(s): 102 — 28-301.1 FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER
How this type of condition is typically resolved
Failure-to-maintain charges are fact-specific. The owner should identify the exact building component or service equipment cited, repair the condition, and document the repair with evidence tied to the inspection location/date.
Hearing issues to verify
- Does the description accurately identify the component, location and condition?
- Was the condition already repaired or not present when the summons was issued?
- Was another party responsible for maintenance under facts that are legally relevant to the respondent's liability?
Evidence that may matter
- Dated before/after photographs
- Repair invoices and contractor statements
- Professional inspection/report when structural or technical conditions are involved
- Maintenance logs and prior inspection records
Other Building / Code Compliance — Summons 39197726Y
CLASS - 2 · Issued July 27, 2026; hearing October 7, 2026. · Hearing status: PENDING
DOB allegation in the source extract: FAILURE TO INSTALL GROUND-FAULT CIRCUIT INTERRUPTER (GFCI) PROTECTION AS REQUIRED. OBSERVED IN THE LAUNDRY RM THE WASHING MACHINES HAS NO GFCI PROTECTION AS REQUIRED. GFCI PROTECTION IS REQUIRED IN ALL LAUDRY R
Cited provision(s): 2D5 — EC 210.8 FAIL TO INSTALL GROUND-FAULT CIRCUIT INTERRUPTER (GFCI) PROTECTION
How this type of condition is typically resolved
The first step is to read the inspector's narrative together with every cited code section and determine exactly what act, condition or missing filing DOB alleges. The correction and hearing strategy should then be built around that specific charge rather than a generic violation-removal checklist.
Hearing issues to verify
- Does the summons identify the correct property, respondent, date and observed condition?
- Do agency records support or contradict the inspector's description?
- Was the condition corrected, permitted or otherwise resolved before the hearing?
Evidence that may matter
- Official DOB/OATH property and summons records
- Dated photographs and videos
- Permits, approved plans and inspection results
- Contracts, receipts, professional letters or witness statements tied to the cited condition
Boiler / HVAC / Service Equipment — Summons 39197801P
CLASS - 2 · Issued July 27, 2026; hearing October 7, 2026. · Hearing status: PENDING
DOB allegation in the source extract: HB SMITH 28 SERIES BOILER MISSING PIPING INSULATION, MISSING GAUGE GLASS RODS, MISSING FLUE SPILLAGE SWITCH AND REMOTE SWITCH AT 2ND BOILER ROOM DOOR. OBTAIN THE PROPER PERMIT FOR REPLACEMENTBURNER INSTALLATION
Cited provision(s): 254 — 28-301.1 FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER: SERVICE EQUIPME
How this type of condition is typically resolved
Service-equipment charges usually require repair, safe shutdown or replacement of the cited equipment, together with any required inspection, testing, annual filing or device-status update.
Hearing issues to verify
- Was the cited device in service at the time alleged?
- Was the equipment already repaired, disconnected or removed?
- Do required annual inspection / filing records show compliance for the relevant cycle?
Evidence that may matter
- Licensed contractor maintenance/repair records
- Inspection and testing results
- Device-status or annual filing records
- Utility/CO testing records and photographs where relevant
Failure to Maintain — Summons 39197719X
CLASS - 1 · Issued July 27, 2026; hearing October 7, 2026. · Hearing status: PENDING
DOB allegation in the source extract: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER. ATOI OBSERVED SPRINKLER HEADS IN STAIRWAYS AND HALLWAYS NOT IN DORM ROOMS SMOKE DETECTORS BUT NO SPRINKLER HEADS. MUST HAVE SPRINKLER HEADS IN DORM ROOMS C
Cited provision(s): 102 — 28-301.1 FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER
How this type of condition is typically resolved
Failure-to-maintain charges are fact-specific. The owner should identify the exact building component or service equipment cited, repair the condition, and document the repair with evidence tied to the inspection location/date.
Hearing issues to verify
- Does the description accurately identify the component, location and condition?
- Was the condition already repaired or not present when the summons was issued?
- Was another party responsible for maintenance under facts that are legally relevant to the respondent's liability?
Evidence that may matter
- Dated before/after photographs
- Repair invoices and contractor statements
- Professional inspection/report when structural or technical conditions are involved
- Maintenance logs and prior inspection records
Work Without a Permit — Summons 39197725M
CLASS - 2 · Issued July 27, 2026; hearing October 7, 2026. · Hearing status: PENDING
DOB allegation in the source extract: ELECTRICAL WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. OBSERVED IN THE KITCHEN NEW PANEL AND EMT PIPES INSTALLED FOR ELECTRIC OVEN, THE LAUNDRY RM NEW EMT PIPES INSTALLED / PANEL FOR WASHER/ DRYERS ALSO HALLWAY AND STAIRWAY REPLACE
Cited provision(s): 2C4 — 27-3018(B) ELECTRICAL WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT
How this type of condition is typically resolved
The correction path usually starts by determining whether the observed work required a permit and whether the condition can legally remain. If it can remain, legalization may require plans, a filing, permit, inspections and closeout; if it cannot or the owner does not want to legalize it, restoration to a lawful condition may be required.
Hearing issues to verify
- Did a valid permit already cover the exact work described by the inspector on the issue date?
- Was the cited activity actually permit-required work, or was it maintenance / exempt work under the applicable facts?
- Do the approved drawings, permit scope and inspection history match the condition the inspector described?
- If a Stop Work Order was issued, was the work stopped and was any later work performed only after the required authorization?
Evidence that may matter
- Permit and DOB NOW/BIS job records that predate the inspection
- Approved plans and amendments showing the cited work
- Dated photographs of the condition and construction stage
- Contracts, invoices and contractor statements establishing what work was actually performed
- Inspection / sign-off records if the work was subsequently legalized
Case-specific next step
For this property, the first paid review should reconcile the 5 October summons records against the current OATH/DOB record, identify which alleged conditions remain open, and separate the hearing defense from the DOB correction / certification work. That prevents paying for correction work that does not address the actual charge—or appearing at OATH without the documents needed for the cited condition.
Submit These Summonses for Review