Roof and weather protection: NYC DOB BC 3303.4.6 & 27-1018 / OATH summons 39204046N
Original inspector allegation — verbatim available export
AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED PROPANE TANK WERE CONNECTED TORCH NOZZLE, AS PER FDNY THIS TANK STORED ON ROOF WHERE FIRE WAS., MAINTAIN STORAGE IN COMPLIANCE WITH FIRE CODE
Source limit: Source reference: NYC OATH/DOB summons 39204046N; BIN 3044073; export issue date 09/14/2026. 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 39204046N 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: BC 3303.4.6 & 27-1018; recorded infraction: 183. Primary legal issue: construction site safety and protection. Interpretive issue: Building Code provision, edition-specific. The cited Building Code provision is a technical construction/safety rule. The abbreviated dataset label does not supply the full legal elements.
What must be tested: Retrieve the actual section in the applicable code edition, scope of work and any cross-referenced administrative/technical requirements before selecting an approach.
Possible exceptions and legal limitations: Exceptions and thresholds are section-specific; no permit or repair exemption is presumed merely from this reference. 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. 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 — AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED PROPANE TANK WERE CONNECTED TORCH NOZZLE
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 — AS PER FDNY THIS TANK STORED ON ROOF WHERE FIRE WAS., MAINTAIN STORAGE IN COMPLIANCE WITH FIRE CODE
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
- 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 — 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: Roof plan, dated interior/exterior photos, contractor moisture/roofing findings, approved details and after-repair test where appropriate. 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 39204046N 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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