FDNY Certificate of Correction and Violation Filings

What an FDNY violation is

An FDNY violation is an official notice that a property does not comply with the New York City Fire Code or Fire Department rules. Violations can come from an FDNY inspection or from a complaint to the City. The Fire Department issues several kinds of notices: an FDNY summons, a Criminal Court summons, a Violation Order, and a Vacate Order. This page is mainly about the FDNY summons.

Fire Department summons cases are heard at OATH, the same way a Buildings Department summons is. Paying the fine does not close the record by itself. See what an ECB violation is and how to resolve one.

How an FDNY certificate of correction works

• The deadline is on the summons. File the certificate of correction by the compliance date printed on the summons. FDNY's violations page says the Fire Department must receive it within 35 days of the date the violation was issued to avoid a penalty and a hearing. After that, you must appear at OATH and bring your proof of correction.
• The form is notarized. You complete the certificate of correction, have your signature notarized, and attach a copy of the summons plus bills, receipts, or other proof that the work was done.
• It is filed online. Certificate of correction requests are filed through FDNY Business. FDNY no longer accepts them by email.
• FDNY reviews it and answers. A first offender whose correction is accepted gets a Cure Letter and does not have to attend the OATH hearing. A repeat offender, as noted on the summons, must still attend. If FDNY disapproves the request, the condition has to be corrected and the request resubmitted. If FDNY finds it falsely certified, you must attend the hearing.

A Violation Order or a Vacate Order is handled differently: proof of correction goes to the FDNY unit named on the order.

What we file

We look up the summons and prepare the correction filing: the certificate of correction, the supporting proof you give us, and the online request. A sprinkler permit filed with the Buildings Department is a different filing.

OATH hearings on FDNY summonses

A hearing is still needed when the certificate of correction was not filed in time, when FDNY disapproves it or finds it falsely certified, or when the summons says the respondent is a repeat offender. In those cases we appear at the OATH hearing on the FDNY case and present the proof of correction.

Who does the corrective work

The condition on the summons has to be fixed by the right licensed trade before anything is certified. We will work with the contractor you have, or if not, we will recommend one from our network. Call 718-833-2333 or write to info@sandmexpediting.com.