A Notice of Violation gives you 75 days to cure the defect. Violation removal means doing the work that closes it and then filing the dismissal inspection so it actually comes off the property record.
Reading your Notice of Violation
- We read the notice and identify exactly which defects were written up
- Scope written so the repair closes the violation, not just improves it
- Permit filed under our licence before work starts
- Work poured to the specification DOT re-inspects against
- Dismissal inspection filed with your violation number and permit number, then followed to closure
The real cost is missing the 75 days
The repair prices like any other sidewalk job. What owners underestimate is the cost of not doing it: once the 75 days pass, the City can do the work at its own price, bill the property, and let an unpaid bill become a lien that surfaces at sale or refinance.
Notice to dismissal, step by step
- Read the notice. Defect codes tell us exactly what was written up. We scope to close those, not to guess.
- Permit under our licence. Filed before anything is cut, so the work is legal from the first saw stroke.
- Repair to the spec DOT re-inspects against. Building it to look good is not the same as building it to pass.
- File the dismissal inspection. With your violation number and permit number, then followed until the file is closed. This is the step that is most often skipped.
What owners with a violation ask us
How long do I have?
Does the violation disappear once the concrete is poured?
Can I appeal instead?
Why new concrete alone does not close a violation
You have 75 days from the date on the notice. Pouring concrete does not close a violation on its own. A dismissal inspection has to be filed and passed, or the violation stays open against the property with new concrete sitting on it.
The full set of NYC sidewalk rules, with links to every City page they come from, is in our violation guide. Last checked .
The repairs that usually clear a notice
Price my dot violation removal
Tell us the address and we will measure it. 75-day clock · Dismissal inspection filed · Comes off the record.
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Got a notice in your hand?
75-day clock · Dismissal inspection filed · Comes off the record. We measure on site, put the price in writing, and reply the same business day.