Wall / exterior structural condition: NYC DOB 27-/28-/BC-MISC / OATH summons 35726488N
Original inspector allegation — verbatim available export
28-305.1. FAILURE TO MAINTAIN WALL. AS NOTED AT TIME OF INSPECTION ACCORDING TO PREVIOUS VIOLATIONS #35726273X ON 01-16-2026 AND #35726958Z ON 04-27-2026. OBSERVED A RETAINING WALL ALONG EXPOSURE #1, #3, #4 OF
Source limit: Source reference: NYC OATH/DOB summons 35726488N; BIN 2094219; export issue date 07/27/2026. 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 35726488N 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: 27-/28-/BC-MISC; recorded infraction: 106. Primary legal issue: specific cited provision requiring manual cross-check. Interpretive issue: Historical NYC code provision. This is a historical-numbered code citation. Its applicability may depend on building date, alteration history and transitional code rules.
What must be tested: Identify applicable 1968/historical provision, any parallel current provision and the exact physical allegation before designing work.
Possible exceptions and legal limitations: Do not automatically apply a 2022 code threshold to a condition cited under a historical section. 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. Wall / exterior structural condition
Investigative test: Identify wall type, exposed side, movement/deflection or separation and potential public/adjoining exposure; obtain structural assessment if needed.
Evidence matched to this issue: Engineer/architect condition report, plans/sections, measured photos and contractor inspection or monitoring record.
Boundary / potential counterexample: Exterior-wall inspection requirements and general wall maintenance apply differently by site and code edition.
Inspector wording mapped to testable facts
Passage 1 — 28-305.1.
Treat this passage as an asserted observation or reference. Check the named location, actor, object and time against contemporaneous photos and official filing records before drawing a regulatory conclusion.
Passage 2 — FAILURE TO MAINTAIN WALL.
The negative/deficiency wording is an inspector allegation about a missing, failed or unsafe condition. Determine precisely which component, obligation and time period the asserted absence covers. The supporting documents must establish or rebut the condition on the offense date, not merely its condition today.
Passage 3 — AS NOTED AT TIME OF INSPECTION ACCORDING TO PREVIOUS VIOLATIONS #35726273X ON 01-16-2026 AND #35726958Z ON 04-27-2026.
Treat this passage as an asserted observation or reference. Check the named location, actor, object and time against contemporaneous photos and official filing records before drawing a regulatory conclusion.
Passage 4 — OBSERVED A RETAINING WALL ALONG EXPOSURE #1, #3, #4 OF
This recorded passage identifies a question about wall / exterior structural condition, not a proven final determination. Identify wall type, exposed side, movement/deflection or separation and potential public/adjoining exposure; obtain structural assessment if needed. Exterior-wall inspection requirements and general wall maintenance apply differently by site and code edition.
Identifiers, locations, measurements and chronology to verify
- Cited calendar date: 01-16-2026, 04-27-2026
- Check whether this is a permit expiry, previous summons issuance, reinspection or compliance deadline; each has a different consequence.
- Identified building exposure: 1
- Use a labeled elevation/key plan and matching photos so findings relate to the correct building face.
Case-specific correction decision tree
Branch A — physical or documentary defect persists: evaluate risk and the controlling technical text, then select correction. Branch B — it was already compliant on the cited date: marshal contemporaneous approved records and site evidence. Branch C — scope, code edition or identification is wrong: prepare a fact-by-fact comparison to the actual summons and cited regulation before advancing a defense or revised filing.
First targeted evidence collection: Engineer/architect condition report, plans/sections, measured photos and contractor inspection or monitoring record. 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: “26273X ON 01-16-2026 AND #35726958Z ON 04-27-2026. OBSERVED A RETAINING WALL ALONG EXPOSURE #1, #3, #4 OF”. Non-source editorial completion (conditional reconstruction, not a quotation): “The allegation appears to concern wall / exterior structural condition; 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
- OATH Summons Finder instructions (download actual summons) — enter summons 35726488N 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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