A summons issued by a city agency (DOB, FDNY, DSNY, DEP, HPD) that is adjudicated at the Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH, formerly Environmental Control Board).
ECB · Administrative (OATH) · NYC Charter § 1049-a; 48 RCNY
A summons issued by a city agency (DOB, FDNY, DSNY, DEP, HPD) that is adjudicated at the Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH, formerly Environmental Control Board). Adjudicated by the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH). Typical cost: $250 – $25,000 per summons.
A summons issued by a city agency (DOB, FDNY, DSNY, DEP, HPD) that is adjudicated at the Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH, formerly Environmental Control Board).
Authority: Environmental Control Board / OATH (ECB)
Severity: Administrative (OATH)
Citation: NYC Charter § 1049-a; 48 RCNY
Any property owner, contractor, business, or agent cited by a city agency inspector for any administrative violation of NYC code.
$250 – $25,000 per summons
This range includes filing penalties, remediation/repair work, and related legal or consulting fees. Actual cost varies with severity, timing, and responsiveness — resolving within mandated cure windows is always cheaper than allowing fines to compound.
Yes. Search any NYC address on RegWatch to see current ECB violations on the property, including their class, issue date, status, and any associated fines. This covers both DOB and HPD violation systems and is sourced directly from the authoritative agency records.
Correction windows vary by severity. Minor violations allow a longer cure window, often 30–90 days. Check your specific Notice of Violation for the exact deadline.
Unpaid penalties associated with ECB / OATH violations become judgment liens on the property when they go unpaid for 90+ days (ECB liens) or through DOF collection. These liens appear on title searches and can block refinance or sale closings until satisfied.
A Notice of Violation (NOV) is the initial citation issued by the agency inspector. The ECB / OATH classification refers to the severity tier assigned to the NOV. Once issued, the NOV creates both a DOB/HPD violation record and an ECB/OATH summons that carries the imposed penalty.
For DOB violations, file via DOB NOW. For HPD violations, file via HPD Online with photo evidence of the correction. For ECB/OATH summonses, you must attend a hearing or pay the penalty — correction alone does not dismiss an ECB fine.
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