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Certificate of Correction

Did you receive a postcard or notice from DOB about an outstanding summons and want to know the next steps?

STEP 1: Correct the Violating Condition(s)

Correct the violating condition(s) listed in the summons, which may require obtaining permits.

View an OATH Summons:
or to search for an OATH Summons by address, use the Buildings Information System (BIS)

STEP 2: Certify Correction

A Certificate of Correction can be submitted once the violating condition is corrected. To submit a Certificate of Correction request, use an NYC.ID account to log into DOB NOW at nyc.gov/dobnow. If you need an NYC.ID account, visit nyc.gov/dobnowtips for step-by-step instructions. On the main dashboard, go to DOB NOW: Safety and select Violations & Notices of Deficiency. From the Violations dashboard, select +Certificate of Correction Review Request, and then enter the Summons number to search and add it to the request.

Certificate of Correction Stakeholder Roles & Responsibilities

Submitter: The person who is submitting the COC Request. The Submitter can be the Property Owner, Respondent (the person named on the Summons), Contractor, Licensed Professional, Filing Representative or the Preparer.

If the Submitter is not the Property Owner or Respondent, the Property Owner or Respondent must separately log in and attest on the Statements & Signatures tab indicating they have authorized the submitter to complete part of the Certificate of Correction request.
Certifier: The person who has personal knowledge of how the violating condition(s) was corrected and will certify to that correction. The Certifier can be the Property Owner, Respondent, Contractor, Licensed Professional, or Other authorized representatives.
Corrector: The person who performed the work to correct the violating condition(s). The Corrector can be a Contractor, Licensed Professional, or Other authorized representative.

Certificate of Correction Documents

The AEU2, AEU20 and AEU3321 forms are no longer required to be submitted. Instead of uploading these forms, stakeholders will enter the required information directly into the COC request. See the Documents section in the Certificate of Correction Request User Guide for a list of required and supporting documents.

If AEU approves the COC submission, the process is complete, and the Summons is resolved. However, if the initial COC submission is disapproved, the Submitter may choose to Resubmit the COC or Dispute AEU’s decision.

Failure to submit a COC for a DOB issued Summons, may result in additional violations, DOB Civil Penalties and/or re-inspections. Summonses remain open (active) on the property’s public profile until they have either been Dismissed at an OATH hearing or Resolved through the COC review process.

See the Certificate of Correction Request User Guide for more information. For questions about a DOB issued summons, contact AEU's Customer Service Team at (212) 393-2405 or nyc.gov/dobhelp.

Immediately Hazardous (Class 1) Summonses

Class 1 summonses must be corrected immediately, and a Certificate of Correction must be filed with AEU, through DOB NOW: Safety, to prove the violating condition(s) have been corrected. Immediately Hazardous (Class 1) Summonses issued at construction sites larger than 4-families that are not corrected and certified as corrected in a timely manner, face additional DOB civil penalties of $5,000 and re-inspections every 60 days.

Upon re-inspection, if it is determined the condition remains or an acceptable Certificate of Correction has not been filed with DOB, additional summonses may be issued.

To avoid the $5,000 DOB civil penalty and further re-inspections of the condition, certify the summons as corrected with AEU.

Immediately Hazardous (AEUHAZ) Violations

The Department of Buildings issues AEUHAZ Notices of Violation to provide notification that a civil penalty will be imposed because an acceptable COC has not been submitted for an underlying Class 1 immediately hazardous summons issued at a construction site. AEUHAZ violations can be searched and viewed in the Public Portal without logging in to DOB NOW. Go to nyc.gov/dobnow and select Violations & Notices of Deficiency. Select Compliance Type AEUHAZ and search by Violation Number, Address, BBL, or BIN.

Challenge an AEUHAZ Violation

The property owner and/or respondent may submit a challenge to the AEUHAZ violation within 30 days of the Notice of Violation issued date. To submit a challenge, log in to DOB NOW, select +Waivers and Challenges and AEUHAZ. Search for the violation, add it to the request, and select one of these challenge reasons:

Certificate of Correction was approved before AEUHAZ Violation was issued 
OATH Summons was dismissed
OATH Summons was downgraded to a lesser violation at hearing
Penalty was issued to a one-to-four-family dwelling on or after May 15, 2022

Immediately Hazardous Class 1 Illegal Conversion Summonses: To limit the imposition of additional daily penalties ($1,000/day), certify correction as soon as possible. You do not have to wait until the hearing.

Work Without a Permit Summonses: You must pay additional DOB civil penalties before your Certificate of Correction will be approved or provide proof of an approved penalty waiver.

AEUHAZ Violations (Compliance Violations): See the Compliance Violations Step-by-Step Guide for instructions on how to search, pay, or challenge an AEUHAZ violation.