| Today, the 
				Department announced the launch of a Homeowner Relief Program 
				for one- and two-family homes across the five boroughs. This new 
				program helps small homeowners avoid violations and fines by 
				giving them the opportunity to fix code issues at their homes 
				discovered during DOB inspections.
 Now when a DOB inspector finds a violating condition at a one- 
				and two-family home, property owners who are eligible for the 
				program will not immediately be issued violations. Instead they 
				will be informed of what the violating condition is, and be 
				ordered to fix the issue within 60 days. If the problem is 
				fixed, the issue will be dismissed.
 The new program 
				is open to all owners of one- and two-family homes that have not 
				received a DOB-issued violation in the past five years, and also 
				to new owners who have recently purchased a one- or two-family 
				home. In addition, the 
				Department is announcing rule changes to expand our existing 
				curable violation program, and the start of a new property owner 
				resource letter program, giving New Yorkers more opportunities 
				and information to keep their buildings safe and up to Code! 
				
				Find out more details in our Service Notice 
				
				See what people are saying about it in our Press Release 
				
				Read all about it in the New York Daily News |