Elevator safety and service status: NYC DOB 28-301.1 / OATH summons 39202658P
Original inspector allegation — verbatim available export
1) ADJUST/CLEAN GOVERNOR MAKING SQUEAKING NOISE. (2) PROVIDE CURRENT ELEVATOR COMPANY LABEL ON MAINLINE DISCONNECT AND CONTROLLER. 3) 2026 ELEVATOR MAINTENANCE PREVENTATIVE LOG MISSING MONTHS OF SIGNATURES.
Source limit: Source reference: NYC OATH/DOB summons 39202658P; BIN 3396812; export issue date 09/01/2026. The earlier export status was ACTIVE; obtain current status from DOB or OATH. The CSV contains a respondent mailing address, which is not presumed to identify the inspected property. This is the entire description available in the supplied export, not a certified full summons, inspector notes or evidentiary exhibits. The export field may still omit pages, attachments or context contained in the actual summons.
Get the complete, authentic notice: search summons 39202658P in OATH Summons Finder instructions (download actual summons) and download the actual summons; review DOB records in NYC DOB records search. Never substitute the editorial discussion below for the inspector’s words.
Charge classification: law controls; keywords do not
Recorded citation: 28-301.1; recorded infraction: 251. Primary legal issue: safe building maintenance. Interpretive issue: Owner maintenance obligation. AC 28-301.1 requires buildings, equipment, safeguards and means of egress to be kept safe and maintained. The physical condition, rather than whether a particular permit exists, is normally the central question.
What must be tested: The applicable underlying technical standard and the actual defective component determine a lawful repair. An assertion that the building is generally safe does not rebut a specific defect.
Possible exceptions and legal limitations: An exemption from cyclical façade reporting does not exempt a building from general safe-maintenance duties. Determine whether the special rule actually applies. Eligibility is not established merely because the excerpt uses a word such as “repair”, “permit”, “cellar”, or “occupied”. Refer to NYC DOB construction codes.
Specific conditions mentioned in this inspector wording
1. Elevator safety and service status
Investigative test: Identify the device number, operational/safety defect, inspection history and whether shutdown/protection is required pending licensed repair.
Evidence matched to this issue: Elevator-device profile, test/inspection records, maintenance log, licensed-contractor findings and post-repair verification.
Boundary / potential counterexample: A shutdown might remove exposure temporarily but is not necessarily a substitute for required repair, inspection or filing.
2. Zoning, site use or regulated sign
Investigative test: Identify zoning lot/district and exact installation or use; check approved surveys, permitted dimensions, occupancy use and applicable zoning map date.
Evidence matched to this issue: Survey and zoning analysis, dated dimensioned photographs, approved drawings and any relevant prior permit, variance or grandfathering documentation.
Boundary / potential counterexample: Grandfathered status or variance cannot be presumed from an older installation without lawful-history proof.
Inspector wording mapped to testable facts
Passage 1 — 1) ADJUST/CLEAN GOVERNOR MAKING SQUEAKING NOISE. (2) PROVIDE CURRENT ELEVATOR COMPANY LABEL ON MAINLINE DISCONNECT AND CONTRO…
This recorded passage identifies a question about elevator safety and service status, not a proven final determination. Identify the device number, operational/safety defect, inspection history and whether shutdown/protection is required pending licensed repair. A shutdown might remove exposure temporarily but is not necessarily a substitute for required repair, inspection or filing.
Identifiers, locations, measurements and chronology to verify
No uniquely parseable earlier summons number, permit number, date, exposure or measurement is established by this excerpt. The full notice and building profile should supply the missing keys; do not invent them.
Case-specific correction decision tree
Branch A — defect remains: assess risk and protection immediately, then undertake an appropriate licensed/engineered repair. Branch B — already repaired: pair before/after photos with scope, inspection and test results that address the *specific* defect. Branch C — inspector misidentified the component: use an elevation/floor key and technical field report; do not rely on an unspecific clean-inspection assertion.
First targeted evidence collection: Elevator-device profile, test/inspection records, maintenance log, licensed-contractor findings and post-repair verification. This is an investigative request, not a claim that the work or evidence already exists.
Editorial closure of the shortened allegation — NOT source text
The visible description does not show the same clear character-limit truncation flag, but additional pages or attachments may still exist. No editorial sentence is treated as part of the inspector’s wording.
Response, certification and closing evidence
A hearing defense, correction of the underlying condition, a DOB AEU Certificate of Correction and payment of an imposed penalty are distinct questions. Retrieve the summons and confirm the OATH hearing or outcome and DOB violation status. Under current DOB guidance, Certificate of Correction review requests are made in DOB NOW: Safety → Violations & Notices of Deficiency; submitter/certifier signatures and evidence requirements are case-specific. Refer to Certificate of Correction instructions.
Source record limitations: The dataset does not authenticate who inspected the property, why inspection started, whether a defense succeeded, which contractor made repairs or whether AEU later accepted a correction. Do not turn this example into a claimed client success story or an invented inspection history.
Primary authority and fact-check links
- OATH Summons Finder instructions (download actual summons) — enter summons 39202658P and obtain the signed notice.
- NYC DOB construction codes — verify law wording and any exception.
- BIS / DOB NOW record limitations — older BIS violations may not be in DOB NOW.
- Certificate of Correction instructions — review current COC procedure, signatures and evidence.
Related library and official records
Official sources: Search DOB records · DOB summonses · Certificate of Correction FAQs · OATH hearing options · Construction codes
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