The violation isn't cleared when you fix it — it's cleared when DOB accepts your Certificate of Correction. We file Certificates of Correction through DOB NOW: Safety with the affidavits and proof DOB actually wants to see, and because we're contractor-led, the filing describes work we did ourselves.
DOB rejects Certificate of Correction filings every day, usually for the same reasons: the affidavit is vague about what was actually done, the photos don't prove the cure, the wrong person signed, or the filing doesn't match the violation's cure requirements. Each rejection costs weeks. The fix is simple but rare: a filing built on firsthand knowledge of the corrective work, with specific dates, specific scope, dated photos, and a properly executed affidavit. That's the standard our filings meet — because the same company that files it did the work.
It happens constantly — owners and even some expediters file with thin documentation and get bounced. We take over rejected filings: we review what DOB objected to, supplement the proof (including completing or documenting the cure properly if that's the gap), and re-file. If the underlying condition was never actually corrected, we'll tell you straight and quote the corrective work too.
This is the whole point of being contractor-led. A paperwork-only firm files based on what a separate contractor told them — secondhand. We file based on what our crews did — firsthand. The affidavit is stronger, the photos match the scope, and if DOB has questions, the people who did the work answer them. Pair this with our DOB violation removal service and the violation goes from open to dismissed without you coordinating between three different vendors.
Timelines vary with DOB's backlog and the violation type. Clean, complete filings move fastest — which is exactly why getting the documentation right the first time matters.
Yes, owners can file — but the affidavit and proof requirements trip up most DIY filings, and a rejection costs you weeks. If the cure involved construction work, having the contractor behind the affidavit makes the filing far stronger.
File anyway, as soon as possible — penalties generally keep accruing until the correction is accepted. We'll also look at whether hearing representation can mitigate what's already accrued.
Yes. Some cures need DOB permits before the work can even start. As a contractor-led company we handle the permit side too, then the work, then the filing.
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