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		Permit Denials for Property Owners with $25,000 or More Owed to theCity of New York
 
		  
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 | As of March 1, 
				2021, as required by 
				Local Law 160 of 2017, 
				the Department will deny New Building and Alteration-CO permits 
				in DOB NOW if $25,000 or more in covered arrears is owed to New 
				York City with respect to the property for which the permit is 
				being sought, or the owners of the property together owe $25,000 
				or more in covered arrears to the City. Please read our Service 
				Notice. What are 
				Covered Arrears?"Covered arrears" may include any of the following that are not 
				currently in the appeals process:
 
					
					Unpaid fines, 
					civil penalties, or judgments entered by a court or OATH; 
					and 
					Unpaid and 
					past due fees or other charges assessed by DOB. Owner's 
				Attestation RequirementOwners will have to answer the following two questions in the 
				Owner's Attestation on Plan/Work (PW1) applications in DOB NOW: Build:
 
					
					Are $25,000 
					or more in covered arrears, that are not currently in the 
					appeals process, owed to the City with respect to the 
					property for which the permit is being sought?
					Do the owners 
					of the property owe, in aggregate, $25,000 or more in 
					covered arrears to the City? Owners who answer 
				'Yes' to one or both of the questions will not be allowed 
				to request a permit in DOB NOW: Build for a New Building 
				or Alteration-CO filing unless they certify that one of the 
				exceptions listed in 
				Local Law 160 of 2017 applies. For DOB NOW 
				inquiries or support, please use the DOB NOW Help Form at 
				www.nyc.gov/dobnowhelp. |  
		  
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		Filing Updates for Minor Plan Changes & Structural and Foundation Work 
 
		        
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 | Minor Plan 
					Changes Require a Post Approval AmendmentStarting Monday, March 15, 2021, all minor plan 
					changes for jobs after approval must be submitted as a Post 
					Approval Amendment. Read the full 
					Service Notice.
 
						
						For 
						BIS Jobs: An AI1 form for minor plan changes cannot 
						be submitted in eFiling for jobs after approval unless 
						it is submitted as a Post Approval Amendment (PAA). You 
						will have to submit a PW1 with an 
						AI1 Additional Information form that specifies that the 
						submission is part of a PAA and specify the plan 
						changes.
						DOB 
						NOW Jobs: An AI1 for minor plan changes cannot be 
						submitted to the 
						DOB help form for jobs after approval. You will have to submit a Post 
						Approval Amendment (PAA) in DOB NOW. For 
					
					eFiling and 
					DOB NOW resources, visit the 
					DOB Industry page. DOB NOW: 
					Build Structural and Foundation Work Type GuidelinesThe recent upgrade and expansion of DOB NOW: Build 
					now allows for all structural and foundation work to be 
					filed under the structural or foundation work types. The
					
					Interim Guidelines for Structural Work Type Filing no longer applies 
					and has been cancelled.
 
						
						For 
						specific scopes of work, inspections, and subcategories 
						available in 
						DOB NOW that can be selected regardless of project size, please 
						review the Service Notice. Visit our 
					DOB NOW Training Page to register for training and to access step-by-step guides, 
					FAQs, user manuals, and videos. For questions, please submit 
					an inquiry at www.nyc.gov/dobhelp. |  |  
		  
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