Stop-work-order scope and continued activity: NYC DOB 28-207.2.2 / OATH summons 39204754Y
Original inspector allegation — verbatim available export
ON ARRIVAL AT EXPOSURE # 1, WORKERS ARE CONDUCTING CONCRETE PUMPING, AND TRANSFERRING CEMENT THROUGH STEEL PIPE INTO REAR YARD, WHICH IS IN VIOLATION OF PARTIAL STOP WORK ORDER # OP - 71 - 26 - 10015, COMPLY WI
Source limit: Source reference: NYC OATH/DOB summons 39204754Y; BIN 3137111; export issue date 09/18/2026. 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.
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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. 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 — ON ARRIVAL AT EXPOSURE # 1, WORKERS ARE CONDUCTING CONCRETE PUMPING
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 — AND TRANSFERRING CEMENT THROUGH STEEL PIPE INTO REAR YARD
This recorded passage identifies a question about zoning, site use or regulated sign, not a proven final determination. Identify zoning lot/district and exact installation or use; check approved surveys, permitted dimensions, occupancy use and applicable zoning map date. Grandfathered status or variance cannot be presumed from an older installation without lawful-history proof.
Passage 3 — WHICH IS IN VIOLATION OF PARTIAL STOP WORK ORDER # OP - 71 - 26 - 10015, COMPLY WI
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.
Identifiers, locations, measurements and chronology to verify
- 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 — 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: “L PIPE INTO REAR YARD, WHICH IS IN VIOLATION OF PARTIAL STOP WORK ORDER # OP - 71 - 26 - 10015, COMPLY WI”. 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
- OATH Summons Finder instructions (download actual summons) — enter summons 39204754Y and obtain the signed notice.
- DOB Stop Work Orders — 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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