BenchNOTES Newsletter

Licensing

Revocation of license recommended.

A master plumber was alleged to have submitted fraudulent certificates of insurance and failed to have displayed a sign and plate identifying his license.

Dep’t of Buildings v. Tsamos, OATH Index No. 1613/18 (Feb. 6, 2019), adopted, Comm’r Dec. (Feb. 11, 2019).

Personnel

Agency failed to prove worker unfit for job.

A caseworker was placed on pre-trial involuntary leave under section 72 of the Civil Service Law based upon complaints that she failed to perform assigned tasks and engaged in disruptive behavior, including spraying a chemical substance in the air, playing loud music, and singing in her cubicle.

Human Resources Admin. v. S.J, OATH Index No. 0074/19 (Feb. 13, 2019).

Real Property

Loft Law incompatible commercial use.

A Loft Law coverage application was filed by 30 tenants living in two contiguous structures in Brooklyn.

Matter of Higbee, OATH Index Nos. 222/14, 385/14, 2744/15, 1997/16, 573/18 (Feb. 5, 2019).