What an ECB summons dismissed at OATH means.
An ECB summons dismissed at OATH ended without a finding of violation. It is the only outcome on this record that carries no penalty of record at all, on every single matter that reaches it.
15,316 DOB summonses heard at OATH/ECB were decided Dismissed, 9.8% of the 155,556 matters on this record carrying an outcome. Not one of them carries a penalty of record.
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What each outcome costs
| Hearing outcome | Relative cost | Dollars per matter | Matters |
|---|---|---|---|
| Default | 7,313 | 34,907 | |
| Pending | 3,451 | 21,868 | |
| In Violation | 2,194 | 46,309 | |
| Pop/In-Vio | 1,916 | 11,788 | |
| Admit/In-Vio | 1,841 | 10,907 | |
| Stipulation/In-Vio | 783 | 2,514 | |
| Cured/In-Vio | 2 | 11,947 | |
| Dismissed | none | 15,316 |
Penalty of record divided by every matter in that outcome, rounded to the dollar, over 155,556 matters carrying a recorded outcome, issued September 16, 2023 through September 10, 2026. A penalty of record is the amount a decision set on the day it was decided, not a running figure and not what the city’s books show today. Matters the city leaves unclassified carry no outcome and are not counted here.
What the record shows next
The summons is answered and no penalty of record attaches to it. A dismissal decides the charge and does not, by itself, close out any work the Department of Buildings still requires on the building.
What to do
Keep the decision. A dismissal is the document that answers the summons if the matter is raised later at a sale, a refinance or a permit.
How often does a summons get dismissed?
The share is on the ladder above, counted over every matter on this record with its denominator beside it. Every dismissal on this record sits on a matter where someone took part in the hearing.
Is a dismissal the same as a violation being cured?
No. A dismissal ends the charge without a finding. A cure is its own status on this record, recorded as in violation but carrying almost no penalty. Both are on the ladder above and they are not the same thing.
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Check your buildingAggregates only. No building and no respondent is named on this page, and nothing here is legal advice: confirm a matter on the city’s own record by summons number before acting on it. Figures queried at this deploy from our own copy of the DOB ECB Violations dataset. Source: NYC Open Data. All status codes, how a DOB violation reaches OATH, what a default costs.