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LL33: Energy Grading Violations

The status of a violation can be found online by using the Department’s Building Information System (BIS) at any time. To follow up by email, please send inquiries to sustainability@buildings.nyc.gov with the BBL, BIN, address and violation number for the building.

Resolving Violations

To resolve an EGRADE violation, pay the penalty for failure to timely display the energy efficiency score and energy efficiency grade as per Title 1 of the Rules of the City of New York §103-06 (l).

To pay a penalty, follow the instructions included in the DOB NOW: Safety Local Law 33 of 2018 guide.

Please note:

  • payments can be made by echeck or credit card
  • credit card payments include a 2% non- refundable service charge
  • if you need to create an eFiling account, visit nyc.gov/dobnowtips
  • penalty is $1,250 per violation.

Challenges

If you believe that you received a violation in error, you may challenge it. The challenge request form must be submitted to the Department within 30 days of the Notice of Violation postmark.

The challenge request form is accessible in the DOB NOW portal. You will need to have previously created an account in eFiling to log into DOB NOW.

To challenge an EGRADE violation, follow the instructions included in the DOB NOW: Safety - Local Law 33 of 2018 guide.

Per Title 1 of the Rules of the City of New York §103-06 (m), you may challenge the EGRADE violation. The challenge request may include, but is not necessarily limited to one of the following:

  1. For requests related to the label printing issues, provide correspondence related to the issue, screenshot of outage, and email sent to the Department of Buildings within 30 days of Oct 31st to notify the Department of the issue.
  2. For properties exempt from benchmarking requirements, submit an email from the NYC Department of Finance or Department of Buildings with the confirmation of exemption;
  3. If the label was temporarily removed, provide photographic proof of display and the reason for removal;
  4. If the label was posted (Violation incorrect), provide photographic proof of the display and description of the entrance(s) location.

Fees

The penalty is a DOB violation and a fine of $1,250.

Contact for Questions

Questions pertaining to your Building Energy Efficiency Rating can be addressed by the NYC Sustainability Help Center, Monday through Friday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. Email Help@NYCsustainability.org or call (212) 566-5584.

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