Two Class-level ECB violations hit the record this week, one in Brooklyn and one on Staten Island, both carrying open penalties and pending hearings, per DOB ECB Violations data.

In Brooklyn, a Class 2 violation was served September 18 at 593 East 3 Street, Brooklyn (BIN 3126729), against respondent Perl Chaya. The notice of violation, ECB #39204682Y, cites failure to certify a Certificate of Correction tied to an earlier violation, ECB #39193050P, issued back on June 18. Under AC 28-204.4, that's failure to comply with a Commissioner's order to file a certificate of correction with DOB. The penalty imposed is $1,250, with the full balance still due and a hearing set for November 25 at 10:30 a.m.

On Staten Island, a Class 1 violation was served the same day, September 18, at a property tied to BIN 4438776 (block 10219, lot 102), against respondent Douglas Holdings LLC. The notice, ECB #39204684H, states a DOB inspector observed four water heaters installed without any permits filed on BIS or DOB NOW, citing PC 106.1 — plumbing work including water heater installations and system alterations requires permits. It's charged under 28-105.1, work without a permit. The penalty imposed is $2,500, unpaid, with a hearing scheduled for November 24 at 10:30 a.m.

Both cases remain active with hearings pending; no findings have been made and no violation has been adjudicated. Separately, DOB's complaint intake logged around 100 new complaints across the five boroughs in the last two days, per DOB Complaints Received data — a routine volume that includes categories from elevator issues to illegal conversions, none of which have been verified as violations and none of which are alleged wrongdoing on their own.

For contractors and owners, both cases are reminders of two distinct compliance traps: a Certificate of Correction that isn't filed doesn't just sit quietly, it generates its own follow-up violation with its own penalty, and unpermitted mechanical work — even something as routine as swapping water heaters — carries a flat penalty per DOB's permit rules regardless of whether the work itself was done competently. Anyone with active filings at either address should check the DOB NOW portal for both the underlying violation and the new NOV before the November hearing dates.