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| Information on: For additional information please review the BIS Frequently Asked Questions, contact the BIS Unit, Monday through Friday between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. or visit one of our Borough Offices. For a quick review of codes, see the documents below: Buildings Information Search Block - Tax block assigned by Department of Finance Borough - 1= Manhattan, 2= Bronx, 3 = Brooklyn, 4 = Queens, 5 = Staten Island Building Identification Number - Unique 7-digit Building Identification Number,assigned by City Planning, to a specific building Complaint Number - 7-digit number assigned to complaint by DOB House Number - House Number of Residence or Commercial Property Lot - Tax lot assigned by Department of Finance Street - Street Name where Property is located Property Profile Overview Actions - List of all Pre-BIS construction related activity, violations BIN# - Unique 7-digit Building Identification Number, assigned by City Planning, to a specific building Community Board - 3-digit identifier: Borough code = first position, last 2 = community board Complaints - Total number of complaints on a property DOB Special Place Name - Name commonly used to refer to property (i.e., Empire State Building) Finance Occupancy Code - Occupancy Classification Use from Department of Finance Jobs/Filings - Number of BIS Applications filed on property (i.e., NBs, Alterations, Demolitions, Subdivisions) Landmark Status - L code indicates that the building has been assigned landmark status Property Record(s) - Displays how many records are attached to the specific property Tax Block - Tax block assigned by Department of Finance Tax Lot - Tax lot assigned by Department of Finance Violations-DOB - Total number of DOB violations on a property Violations-ECB - Total number of ECB violations on a property Complaints By Address Address - Borough, House Number, Street Name of property Category - 2-digit code for type of Complaint Complaint Number - 7-digit number assigned to complaint by DOB Date Entered - Date Complaint was entered into BIS Disposition - Result of Inspection concluding in a disposition of the complaint Inspection Date - Date complaint inspection was performed Status - Status of complaint - Pending/Resolved Total Complaints at BIN No - Total number of complaints on a property Overview for Complaint Assigned To - 2-digit code for type of Complaint Block - Maximum 5 position field indicating tax block of property; acquired from DOF Borough - Borough where complaint was filed Category Code - 2-digit code for type of Complaint Community Board - 3-digit identifier: Borough code = first position, last 2 = community board Complaint at - Location of complaint - Borough, House Number and Street Name Disposition - Complaint results Last Inspection - Date of Last Inspection Lot - Tax block assigned by Department of Finance Owner - Name of property owner, complaint was filed against. Priority - Code assigned depending on severity of complaint Received - Date complaint was received ZIP - Zip Code of location of property Use these codes within the violation number to help determine the type of DOB violation it is. B - Boiler BDM -Boiler BMD - Boiler C - Construction E - Elevator EIT - Elevator Safety Test ES - Electric Sign LL5 - Local Law 5 of 1973 (Fire Safety in Office Buildings) LL10/80 - Local Law 10 of 1980 (Facades) LL 10/81 - Local Law 10 of 1981 (Elevator Safety Test) LL 16/84 - Local Law 16 of 1984 (Fire Safety) LL58 - Local Law 58-Filing to legalize work LL62/91 - Boiler NRF - No Report Filed P - Plumbing S - Sign V - DOB Violation VECB - ECB Violation VP - Violation Pending VPW or VW - Violation Work Without a Permit ZW - Zoning Violation ECB Query By Location Premises - Place of occurrence (where violating condition was observed) BIN - Unique 7-digit Building Identification Number, assigned by City Planning, to a specific building Block - Tax block assigned by Department of Finance Lot - Tax lot assigned by the Department of Finance CB - Community Board - 3-digit identifier: Borough code is in the first position (1=Manhattan, 2=Bronx, 3=Brooklyn, 4=Queens, 5=Staten Island), last two digits = community board Department of Buildings Violations & Compliance (summary box) - Total Issued - number of ECB violations issued at premises; Open - number of unresolved violations on property (no compliance recorded) ECB Hearings (summary box) - Hearing Completed (or defaulted) - number of hearings that have been adjudicated or are in default; Pending - a violation that is awaiting either a hearing or a decision from the ECB ECB Number - Unique 9 -digit number and letter combination identifying the violation Department of Buildings Violation Status - Indicates if a violation has been recorded as corrected/uncorrected with the department and the status of a submitted Certificate of Correction or hearing, if dismissed. Open - condition(s) cited in the violation remain uncorrected: Certificate Disapproved, Certificate Pending, No Compliance Recorded; Resolved - condition(s) cited in the violation have been corrected or the violation was dismissed by the ECB: Certificate Accepted, Cure Accepted, Compliance-Insp/Doc, or N/A-Dismissed (No certification required) Respondent Name - Name of individual or entity to whom the violation was issued Viol Date - Date violating condition(s) was observed Viol Type - Type of ECB violation issued. AD - Administrative, BL - Boiler, CD - Cranes & Derricks, CN - Construction, EL - Elevator, HP - HPD, LL - Local Law, PA - Public Assembly, PB - Plumbing, PD - Physical Disabilities, QL - Quality of Life, SG - Signs, SS - Site Safety, Z - Zoning Infraction Codes - Penalty schedule code used by the inspector/officer when issuing a violation. For internal use only. ECB Penalty Due - Outstanding penalty amount due to ECB/DOF for a specific violation Severity - Indicates the severity level of the violation issued. 2008 Building Code: Class 1 (Immediately hazardous), Class 2 (Major violation), Class 3 (Lesser violation) 1968 Building Code: Hazardous, Non-hazardous Inspect Unit - Inspection unit of issuing inspector/officer VIOL TYPE - Type of violation issued (i.e., Elevator) ECB Hearing Status - Adjudication status of violation at the ECB. Cured/In-vio - admit, in violation, Certificate of Correction approved prior to first hearing date, no hearing required; Dismissed - violation dismissed at ECB; Default - respondent failed to appear for the scheduled hearing; In violation - violation upheld at ECB; Stipulation/In-vio - admit, in violation, Respondent entered into an agreement to correct the violating condition(s) and certify correction; Publicly-Owned - penalty is waived and no hearing is required due to public ownership; Pending - a violation that is awaiting either a hearing or a decision from ECB; Written Off - penalty imposed at the ECB is legally uncollectable or publicly-owned property; Admit/In-vio - admission of guilt, full penalty is paid, no hearing required, Certificate of Correction required ECB Violation Details Premises - Place of occurrence (where violating condition was observed) Filed At - Non-standardized address for the place of occurrence BIN - Unique 7-digit Building Identification Number, assigned by City Planning, to a specific building Block - Tax block assigned by Department of Finance Lot - Tax lot assigned by Department of Finance Community Board - 3-digit identifier: Borough code is in the first position (1=Manhattan, 2=Bronx, 3=Brooklyn, 4=Queens, 5=Staten Island), last two digits = community board Violation Open - A Certificate of Correction has not been approved for the violation or the violation was not dismissed at the ECB Violation Resolved - A Certificate of Correction was approved or the violation was dismissed at the ECB Violation Summary ECB Violation Number - Unique 9 -digit number and letter combination identifying the violation Severity - Indicates the severity level of the violation issued. 2008 Building Code: Class 1 (Immediately hazardous), Class 2 (Major violation), Class 3 (Lesser violation) 1968 Building Code: Hazardous, Non-hazardous Certification Status - Status of submitted Certificate of Correction or hearing, if dismissed. Certificate Accepted, Cure Accepted, Compliance-Insp/Doc, Certificate Disapproved, Certificate Pending, No Compliance Recorded, or N/A-Dismissed (No certification required) Hearing Status - Adjudication status of violation at the ECB. Cured - admit, in violation, Certificate of Correction approved prior to first hearing date, no hearing required; Dismissed - violation dismissed at ECB; Default - respondent failed to appear for the scheduled hearing; In violation - violation upheld at ECB; Stipulated - admit, in violation, Respondent entered into an agreement to correct the violating condition(s) and certify correction; Publicly-Owned - penalty is waived and no hearing is required due to public ownership; Pending - a violation that is awaiting either a hearing or a decision from ECB; Written Off - imposed penalty legally uncollectable or publicly-owned property; Admit/In-vio - admission of guilt, full penalty is paid, no hearing required, Certificate of Correction required Penalty Balance Due - Outstanding penalty amount due to ECB/DOF for a specific violation Respondent Information Name - Name of individual or entity to whom the violation was issued Mailing Address - Mailing address of the respondent License/Registration/Tracking Number - Number assigned to the skilled trade person/contractor or licensed professional cited as the respondent in the violation Violation Details Violation Date - Date violating condition(s) was observed Served Date - Date violation was legally served. Device Type - Type of device cited in the violation i.e, Elevator, Boiler Device Number - Identification number assigned by the department to an elevator or boiler device Violation Type - Type of ECB violation issued. AD - Administrative, BL - Boiler, CD - Cranes & Derricks, CN - Construction, EL - Elevator, HP - HPD, LL - Local Law, PA - Public Assembly, PB - Plumbing, PD - Physical Disabilities, QL - Quality of Life, SG - Signs, SS - Site Safety, Z - Zoning Inspection Unit - Inspection unit of the issuing inspector/officer Infraction Codes - Penalty schedule code used by the inspector/officer when issuing a violation. For internal use only. Section of Law - Specific section of law cited by the inspector/officer Standard Description - Standard description of the violating condition Specific Violation Condition(s) and Remedy - Condition(s) cited by the inspector/officer and a possible remedy Issuing Inspector ID - Badge number of the inspector/officer that issued the violation Issued as Aggravated Level - No - not issued as an Aggravated violation; Aggravated Offense Level 1 - the same condition or charge was observed against the respondent at the property within 3 years of the date of issuance of current violation; Aggravated Offense Level 2 - 1) Violating conditions may have resulted in a accident causing serious injury or death or posed a significant risk thereof, or affected a significant number of persons; or 2) respondent failed to provide the Department with requested information in support an an investigation; or 3) respondent has a history of non-compliance with laws, rules or regulations enforced by the Department at any location throughout the City; Multiple Offense (1968 Building Code) - the same condition or charge was observed against the respondent at the property within 18 months of the date of issuance of current violation DOB Violation Number - A number that corresponds to the specific ECB violation. DOB number is comprised of the issuance date of the violation in YYYYMMDD format, the unit code and violation sequence number. Used for internal tracking only. Not a separate violation Dept. of Buildings Compliance Information Certification Status - Status of submitted Certificate of Correction or hearing, if dismissed. Certificate Accepted, Cure Accepted, Compliance-Insp/Doc, Certificate Disapproved, Certificate Pending, No Compliance Recorded, or N/A-Dismissed (No certification required) Certification Submission Date - Latest date the Certificate of Correction was received by the Administrative Enforcement Unit (AEU) Certification Disapproval Date - Lastest date the Certification of Correction submission was disapproved by the Administrative Enforcement Unit (AEU) Compliance On - First recorded date of compliance with the DOB Stipulated Compliance Due Date - The agreed upon date to file a Certificate of Correction ECB Hearing Information Scheduled Hearing Date - Last scheduled hearing date Hearing Time - Last scheduled hearing time Hearing Status - Adjudication status of violation at the ECB. Cured/In-vio - admit, in violation, Certificate of Correction approved prior to first hearing date, no hearing required; Dismissed - violation dismissed at ECB; Default - respondent failed to appear for the scheduled hearing; In violation - violation upheld at ECB; Stipulated - admit, in violation, Respondent entered into an agreement to correct the violating condition(s) and certify correction; Publicly-Owned - penalty is waived and no hearing is required due to public ownership; Pending - a violation that is awaiting either a hearing or a decision from ECB; Written Off - imposed penalty legally uncollectable or publicly-owned property; Admit/In-vio - admission of guilt, full penalty is paid, no hearing required, Certificate of Correction required ECB Penalty Information Penalty Imposed - Penalty amount imposed at the ECB Adjustments - Modification of the penalty imposed at the ECB Amount Paid - Penalty amount paid to ECB/DOF Penalty Balance Due - Outstanding penalty amount due to ECB/DOF Court Docket Date - Date the penalty judgement is docketed or filed with Supreme Court Face Amount - Penalty charged at the time a violation is issued ECB Violation History - Compliance Events Cure (pre-hearing) - Date satisfactory correction was demonstrated to the Department, on certain violations, resulting in a finding of "in violation", zero penalty and no hearing Compliance (post-hearing) - Date satisfactory correction was demonstrated to the Department Compliance Verification Documentation - Date the Department verified correction through its own records Compliance Verification Inspection - Date the Department verified correction by performing a reinspection Stipulation (pre-hearing) - Date respondent entered into a stipulation agreement with the Department to correct the violation within 75 days of the stipulation date ECB Violation History - Hearing Events Hearing Assigned On - Date a violation was assigned to an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) at the ECB Adjourned - Date of ECB action to postpone hearing to a later date Default - Date respondent failed to appear at the ECB for a scheduled hearing Written Off - Date penalty imposed at the ECB was deemed uncollectable Stipulation (at hearing) - Date respondent entered into a stipulation agreement with the Department to correct the violation within 75 days of the stipulation date Publicly-owned (no hearing) - Date hearing requirement was waived for a violation issued at a publicly owned property Return to BIS application | |
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