New York City has just established an amnesty program under Local Law 147 of 2026 for certain outstanding OATH/ECB judgments, allowing property owners to resolve eligible violation penalties at significantly reduced amounts.
The program does not yet have a start day but will run for 90 days in Fiscal Year 2027, which ends on June 30, 2027.
Under the program:
Default penalties would potentially be resolved by paying only the original base penalty, with the default penalty and accrued interest waived.
Penalties determined at a hearing would be resolved by paying 75% of the imposed penalty, with accrued interest waived.
Not every outstanding violation can qualify. Certain violations, like idling violations, and those already subject to collection or enforcement actions, along with other exclusions, are not eligible.
There is one important requirement owners should be aware of now: DOB and FDNY violations that require correction will need to be certified as corrected in order to qualify for a reduction under the proposed amnesty program. Without an approved Certificate of Correction, the violation penalty would not be eligible for the amnesty reduction.
DOB and FDNY Certificates of Correction currently take approximately 3–4 weeks to be processed, and based on experience during the prior amnesty programs, we anticipate processing times could become significantly longer once an amnesty program is announced and property owners across the City begin filing corrections. Therefore, it is important to start certifying correction is now, not after the amnesty program begins.
Waiting until the program begins could mean losing valuable time during what will be a limited amnesty period.
In the meantime, owners with outstanding DOB or FDNY violations should review them now and determine which conditions have been corrected but still require a Certificate of Correction.
Getting those violations certified now will give you the ability to potentially reduce the related penalties when the amnesty program begins.
Reach out out to us today for assistance with your violations.
