DOB Violations: Older Civil Penalties Issued by New York City Department of Buildings

Older civil penalties issued by the New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) and recorded in the Buildings Information System (BIS). The dataset is maintained by the City of New York and was last updated on 2026-03-22. It is part of a suite of violation datasets, with newer penalties and summonses adjudicated by OATH/ECB available separately.

Use Cases

• Analyze historical trends in building code enforcement based on the description of older civil penalties.
• Cross-reference violation records with other city datasets based on the mention of related DOB Safety and ECB Violations data.
• Study the administrative process for building violations based on the distinction between civil penalties and summonses.

Strengths

• Data is part of a structured city information system (BIS), suggesting an official administrative source.
• Last updated on 2026-03-22, indicating recent maintenance.
• Available in multiple machine-readable formats (CSV, JSON, RDF, XML).

Limitations

• Row count and column definitions are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• The description notes potential duplication of some violations with the newer DOB Safety Violations dataset.

Provenance

Source

City of New York Department of Buildings (DOB), Buildings Information System (BIS).

Collection Method

Administrative records of issued civil penalties.

Time Range

Older violations (specific range not provided).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 03:47:45.120271; freshness should be verified.

Geography

New York City.