Once a notice of violation is issued, however, the matter may only be resolved through the ECB adjudication process.
Hearings are available only on or before the hearing date on the notice of violation.
Respondents may also be represented by legal counsel or by any other agent authorized to present the respondent's defense to the charges made by the City. Never ignore a notice of violation. Failure to answer the notice of violation in one of these three ways before the hearing date indicated on the notice of violation may subject you to significantly higher default penalties. ECB's Bronx Office is open every Thursday for Sanitation Code violations and every Friday for scheduled Fire or Building Code cases. ECB's Staten Island office is open only the first, third and fourth Wednesdays and first and third Thursdays of every month and requires an appointment.