Buildings News Update - July 17, 2020

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New Online
Features Coming Next Week: Boiler and Elevator Violations Search Portal,
Boiler Violation Payments and Waiver Requests in DOB NOW: Safety

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of
Buildings has been accelerating the move to digital. We've
continually made changes with the health of the public and our
staff in mind. As more of our services move online, we
promise to keep our customers updated. In line with that, we're
announcing that starting

July 22, 2020

, DOB is
launching a new Violations portal in DOB NOW: Safety.

This portal will allow the public to search for boiler and
elevator violations at a property and any amount due for these
violations. From July 22 on, it will also be mandatory to submit
in DOB NOW: Safety all payments for Failure to File an
annual inspection report for low and high pressure boilers and
requests to waive civil penalties resulting from these
violations. For more on the changes and instructions on using
the new portal please check out our
Service Notice. Also see the

June 2020 Service Notice for details about Elevator
Violation Payments and Waiver Requests.

Here's a Snapshot of the New Features Taking Effect Starting Wednesday,
July 22, 2020

Search Violations Portal

We've
created a new a new portal in DOB NOW: Safety that will calculate
the penalties owed and contains all boiler and elevator violation and
inspection report data from the
Building Information System
(BIS) and DOB NOW.

Requests
to research boiler and elevator violation penalties owed will no longer
be received by e-mail or delivered in person to the Boiler or Elevator
Units. Customers will now be required to make those requests online and
can do so by visiting the DOB NOW homepage at
www.nyc.gov/dobnow.

Make Boiler Violation
Payments

From June 22, Boiler
violation payments must be submitted in DOB NOW: Safety.
Instructions can be found in our

Service Notice

Violation Dismissal

For 2016
and prior year inspection cycles, payments made in DOB NOW: Safety
by credit card will be processed immediately and the violation(s) status
will change to dismissed in the Buildings Information System (BIS).
Payments made by eCheck will take up to 10 days to be processed.
Violations from 2017 or later require an annual boiler inspection report
in accepted status to have been filed in DOB NOW: Safety.

Civil Penalty Waivers

Boiler
Waiver of Civil Penalties Form (BWP) can no longer be sent by postal
mail, emailed or delivered in person to the Boiler Unit. A new portal
has been created in DOB NOW: Safety to submit requests. Users
will need to have a eFiling account to log in at www.nyc.gov/dobnow.
If you need to create an eFiling account, visit
www.nyc.gov/dobnowtips.

If
you need further assistance with the boiler violations portal, submit an
inquiry at www.nyc.gov/dobnowhelp.

Service Notice

Melanie E.
La Rocca Commissioner

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