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You’ve heard the line: “Inspections are luck; fines are a cost of doing business.” What if that belief keeps the hits coming? What if most DOHMH violations start as preventable patterns—and you can...
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Site violations don’t creep in. They slam the brakes on your project—fast. One misstep, one missing sign, one overlooked form—and you’re slapped with stop-work orders, mounting penalties, and...
Most violations don’t start with a fire. Or a flood. Or a building collapse. They start with a phone call. 311 complaints are the quiet triggers behind some of the costliest enforcement actions in New...
FDNY inspections aren’t casual paperwork. One slip and the penalties stack up fast. That “routine” violation? It can stall permits, block closings, and rack up thousands in fines—fast. You don’t...
Fines don’t come out of nowhere. Neither do they stop work orders. They show up because someone flagged your site—and in NYC, there’s no shortage of agencies who can pull that trigger. The bigger...
Permits don’t stall projects. People do. The permit backlog in NYC isn’t caused by the system alone—it’s caused by the way most people move through it. Forms go missing. Deadlines get skipped...
If you’ve ever lived in, worked in, or even just driven through New York City, you probably know this: the city loves giving out violations.Whether it’s parking a few inches too far from the curb...