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Stop-work-order scope and continued activity: NYC DOB 28-207.2.2 / OATH summons 39196192Y

Original enforcement allegation, not a proven case outcome. The quotation below is from an inspector-written description in a public-record dataset. Extracts may end mid-sentence. The inspection origin, complete supporting evidence, legal finding, and disposition have not been independently verified. Interpretive explanations below are explicitly analytical possibilities.
Law citation: 28-207.2.2OATH infraction: 112Summons: 39196192Y

Original inspector allegation — verbatim available export

UNLAWFULLY CONTINUED WORK WHILE ON NOTICE OF A STOP WORK ORDER. FULL STOP WORK ORDER WAS ISSUED ON 10/04/22. #3876577 .AT TIME OF INSPECTION OF A 2 STORY BUILD. OBSERVED EXPO.1 VERTICAL ROOF TOP EXTENSION ON EX

Source limit: Source reference: NYC OATH/DOB summons 39196192Y; BIN 3060668; export issue date 07/15/2026. 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 description is at the export’s approximately 210-character field limit and may terminate mid-word or mid-sentence.

Get the complete, authentic notice: search summons 39196192Y 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: 28-207.2.2; recorded infraction: 112. Primary legal issue: stop-work-order violation. Interpretive issue: Work in violation of a Stop Work Order. AC 28-207.2.2 prohibits continuing, authorizing or facilitating work covered by a Stop Work Order with knowledge or notice of the order.

What must be tested: Determine the SWO scope, effective date, notice, precise work activity after notice, rescission history and contemporaneous jobsite evidence.

Possible exceptions and legal limitations: Commissioner-authorized work to remedy a hazardous condition may be treated differently. An issued work permit by itself does not rescind an active SWO. Eligibility is not established merely because the excerpt uses a word such as “repair”, “permit”, “cellar”, or “occupied”. Refer to DOB Stop Work Orders.

Specific conditions mentioned in this inspector wording

1. Stop-work-order scope and continued activity

Investigative test: Map the limits of the order and the precise trade/operation allegedly continuing after effective notice.

Evidence matched to this issue: Actual posted/order document, service/notice history, contemporaneous activity photos, job logs and rescission status.

Boundary / potential counterexample: A permit does not lift the SWO; evaluate narrow authorization for emergency protection separately.

2. Roof and weather protection

Investigative test: Identify roof surface, drainage path, penetration and whether the alleged defect affects structure, exits, occupied rooms or adjacent properties.

Evidence matched to this issue: Roof plan, dated interior/exterior photos, contractor moisture/roofing findings, approved details and after-repair test where appropriate.

Boundary / potential counterexample: Not every patch requires an identical permit; ordinary-repair exemption and technical requirements must be tested against scope.

Inspector wording mapped to testable facts

Passage 1 — UNLAWFULLY CONTINUED WORK WHILE ON NOTICE OF A STOP WORK ORDER.

This recorded passage identifies a question about stop-work-order scope and continued activity, not a proven final determination. Map the limits of the order and the precise trade/operation allegedly continuing after effective notice. A permit does not lift the SWO; evaluate narrow authorization for emergency protection separately.

Passage 2 — FULL STOP WORK ORDER WAS ISSUED ON 10/04/22. #3876577 .AT TIME OF INSPECTION OF A 2 STORY BUILD.

This recorded passage identifies a question about stop-work-order scope and continued activity, not a proven final determination. Map the limits of the order and the precise trade/operation allegedly continuing after effective notice. A permit does not lift the SWO; evaluate narrow authorization for emergency protection separately.

Passage 3 — OBSERVED EXPO.1 VERTICAL ROOF TOP EXTENSION ON EX

This recorded passage identifies a question about roof and weather protection, not a proven final determination. Identify roof surface, drainage path, penetration and whether the alleged defect affects structure, exits, occupied rooms or adjacent properties. Not every patch requires an identical permit; ordinary-repair exemption and technical requirements must be tested against scope.

Identifiers, locations, measurements and chronology to verify

Cited calendar date: 10/04/22
Check whether this is a permit expiry, previous summons issuance, reinspection or compliance deadline; each has a different consequence.
Identified floor: ROOF
Tie inspection photographs to the stated level, approved floor plan, egress route, and actual room use.

Case-specific correction decision tree

Branch A — covered work continued after notice: stop it and address any immediate danger; document cessation and seek lawful SWO rescission. Branch B — alleged activity falls outside the order: compare location/trade against the signed order. Branch C — emergency work is asserted: produce explicit Commissioner authorization and contemporaneous safety records, not just a contractor invoice.

First targeted evidence collection: Actual posted/order document, service/notice history, contemporaneous activity photos, job logs and rescission status. This is an investigative request, not a claim that the work or evidence already exists.

Editorial closure of the shortened allegation — NOT source text

Verbatim excerpt ends: “22. #3876577 .AT TIME OF INSPECTION OF A 2 STORY BUILD. OBSERVED EXPO.1 VERTICAL ROOF TOP EXTENSION ON EX”. Non-source editorial completion (conditional reconstruction, not a quotation): “The allegation appears to concern stop-work-order scope and continued activity; whether additional observations, directions, dates, measurements or exceptions followed is unknown and must be checked in the original summons.”

No missing words, dates, measurements, liability conclusion or regulatory remedy have been invented. Even if the final syllable looks obvious, completing it as a purported inspector quotation would misstate an official record.

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

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