Chapter 9: Removal of Violations Issued Pursuant to the Housing Maintenance Code

§ 9-01 General Provisions.

The purpose of the Dismissal Request Program is to provide owners of multiple dwellings, private dwellings, and co-operative and condominium units, in New York City with a mechanism for obtaining re-inspections of their properties for the purpose of removing corrected Housing Code violations from the records of the Department.

§ 9-02 Eligible Applicants.

   (a)   The Department will accept Dismissal Requests from owners, managing agents, or the authorized representatives of such owners or managing agents for re-inspections of properties in each of the five boroughs of the City of New York.

      (1)   Owners and managing agents of multiple dwellings must be registered with the Department in accordance with the provisions of §§ 27-2097 through 27-2099 of the Housing Maintenance Code in order to submit a Dismissal Request.

      (2)   Owners of co-operative and condominium units and private dwellings must submit proof of ownership satisfactory to the Department in order to submit a Dismissal Request.

      (3)   Authorized representatives of owners or managing agents who are registered in accordance with the provisions of §§ 27-2097 through 27-2099 of the Housing Maintenance Code must submit proof of such authorization satisfactory to the Department in order to submit a Dismissal Request.

§ 9-03 Fee.

Each Dismissal Request must be accompanied by a certified check or money order, made payable to the New York City Commissioner of Finance, for a scheduled amount based on the dwelling classification and number of open violations at the time the Dismissal Request form is submitted to the Borough Code Enforcement Office, as follows:

 

Dwelling Classification	Fee
Private Dwelling	$250
Multiple Dwelling with 1 - 300 open violations	$300
Multiple Dwelling with 301 - 500 open violations	$400
Multiple Dwelling with 501 or more open violations	$500