NYC elevator and boiler guides

Short explainers on DOB elevator and boiler inspections, filings and penalties. Each one lists the official pages it was checked against.

• NYC elevator inspections: Cat 1, Cat 5 and periodicWhat the three NYC elevator inspection types are, how often each is due, when the report must reach DOB, and what happens to defects. Based on NYC DOB pages and 1 RCNY §103-02.
• NYC DOB elevator failure-to-file notice: what it means and how to clear itWhat a NYC DOB elevator failure-to-file violation or late filing means, the civil penalties, and the steps DOB lists to clear it in DOB NOW: Safety. Cited to DOB pages and 1 RCNY §103-02.
• NYC boiler annual inspection and filing requirementsWho must have an annual boiler inspection in NYC, who can perform it, the 14-day filing deadline, the January 14 cutoff and the penalties. Cited to NYC DOB and 1 RCNY §103-01.
• How to read NYC elevator and boiler penalties (1 RCNY 103-02 and 103-01)The civil penalty and late-fee amounts DOB publishes for elevator and boiler filings, per device and per boiler, with the rules they come from: 1 RCNY §103-02 and §103-01.
• How to check a NYC building's elevator and boiler recordsLook up a NYC building's elevator devices, boiler filings and DOB violations by address or BIN, and where to confirm each record at the city source.

General information from public NYC sources. Not legal advice. Not affiliated with NYC DOB.