C of O Application in DOB Sink Hole
I know the C of O process is supposed to be horrendous, but I feel our experience is getting out of hand. We passed all electrical and plumbing inspections in the spring. Final DOB inspection was in May, and all objections were resolved and logged by DOB as resolved by mid May. Since then, our…
I know the C of O process is supposed to be horrendous, but I feel our experience is getting out of hand. We passed all electrical and plumbing inspections in the spring. Final DOB inspection was in May, and all objections were resolved and logged by DOB as resolved by mid May. Since then, our expediter claims to have tried to see the Deputy Commissioner and now the Commissioner at least 30 times in order to have the last stated requirements waived since they don’t apply to us. However, expediter can never get a meeting with any of these characters because of some lame excuse on their part in order to complete this step. What are we missing? What other alternatives are there? Are other people experiencing this problem? This whole thing sounds absurd, should I write my Council Member? I don’t know, I’m at a loss. We are desperate to get this C of O, since our bank refi’d us on condition we have one….
What are the issues ? email me at brooklynexpediter@gmal.com with the address to see what is REALLY going on.
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If it is any comfort, this has sadly become par for the course. I like Minard’s idea; I certainly don’t think it would hurt. Stay strong!
Call your City Council person. They usually have good experienced staffers (non-pols) that can place calls on your behalf. But the DOB is a tough one. Lately they are stiff-arming everyone. Months ago I wrote about the nightmare experience of filing and pulling a C of O and as usual, was poo-pooed by the oh so experienced posters who know that city governemnt is there to serve the tax payers and that all one had to do was show up and demand your rights, HA HA! -They are probably the same folks who think it is a snap to get rid of rent-regulated tenants.
Get a different expediter.
Have you tried filing a CCD1 (Construction Code Determination)? Normally, it would take a little longer than seeing the commissioner in person, but it sounds like that’s not happening anyway, and it’s guaranteed a response in writing, so it forces the issue to be dealt with.