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nyc.gov/dob. The New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) is the department of the New York City government that enforces the city's building codes and zoning regulations, issues building permits, licenses, registers and disciplines certain construction trades, responds to structural emergencies and inspects over 1,000,000 new and existing ...
The Self Certification program has been cited by some as easy to abuse. A number of Architects have been investigated over the years by the Department of Buildings for self-certifying projects that did not actually conform to building codes and zoning regulations. In 2002, investigators with the New York City Department of Buildings alleged ...
A certificate of occupancy is evidence that the building complies substantially with the plans and specifications that have been submitted to, and approved by, the local authority. It complements a building permit —a document that must be filed by the applicant with the local authority before construction to indicate that the proposed ...
Homeowner association. A homeowner association [or homeowners' association (HOA), sometimes referred to as a property owners' association (POA), common interest development (CID), or homeowner community], is a private, legally-incorporated organization that governs a housing community, collects dues, and sets rules for its residents.
A building code (also building control or building regulations) is a set of rules that specify the standards for construction objects such as buildings and non-building structures. Buildings must conform to the code to obtain planning permission, usually from a local council. The main purpose of building codes is to protect public health ...
The New York City Department of Small Business Services (NYC SBS) is a municipal department [1][circular reference] of New York City supporting small businesses throughout the five boroughs. NYC SBS provides a wide range of programs, services, and resources aimed at helping small businesses. Its regulations are compiled in title 66 of the New ...
t. e. A condominium (or condo for short) is an ownership regime in which a building (or group of buildings) is divided into multiple units that are either each separately owned, or owned in common with exclusive rights of occupation by individual owners. These individual units are surrounded by common areas that are jointly owned and managed by ...
Planning permission or building permit refers to the approval needed for construction or expansion (including significant renovation), and sometimes for demolition, in some jurisdictions. [1][2] House building permits, for example, are subject to building codes. There is also a "plan check" (PLCK) to check compliance with plans for the area, if ...