§ 328 — Central Violations Bureau

§ 328. Central Violations Bureau. 1. In cities having a population of\none million or more, the department shall establish a central violations\nbureau which shall establish and maintain currently an index showing and\na file containing, with respect to each building located in the city,\nthe name, address and telephone number of the present owner of the\nbuilding and whether or not he is a member in good standing of the rent\nstabilization association or registered pursuant to the emergency tenant\nprotection act of nineteen seventy-four or the rent stabilization law of\nnineteen hundred sixty-nine where one or more dwelling units therein are\nsubject to the rent stabilization law, each notice and order of the\nbuilding department, the fire department, the health department, the\nwater supply, gas and electricity department and of every other\nmunicipal department or agency having jurisdiction over such building\nalleging the occupation of such building in violation of law or the\nexistence of a nuisance therein and of each notice, order, rule or\ncertificate showing the clearance, correction or abatement of such\nviolation or nuisance.\n 2. It shall be the duty of the department and of every other municipal\ndepartment and agency having jurisdiction over buildings located in the\ncity of New York to file with the central violations bureau established\nby this section a true copy of each notice and order of such department\nor agency alleging the occupation of a building in violation of law or\nthe existence of a nuisance therein and of each notice, order, rule or\ncertificate showing the clearance, correction or abatement of such\nviolation or nuisance within seventy-two hours from the date of issuance\nof such notice, order, rule or certificate.\n 3. In any action or proceeding before the housing part of the New York\ncity civil court either (a) the visually displayed or (b) the printed\ncomputerized violation files of the department responsible for\nmaintaining such files and all other computerized data as shall be\nrelevant to the enforcement of state and local laws for the\nestablishment and maintenance of housing standards, including but not\nlimited to the name, address and telephone number of the present owner\nof the building and whether or not he is a member in good standing of\nthe rent stabilization association or registered pursuant to the\nemergency tenant protection act of nineteen seventy-four or the rent\nstabilization law of nineteen hundred sixty-nine where one or more\ndwelling units therein are subject to the rent stabilization law, shall\nbe prima facie evidence of any matter stated therein and the courts\nshall take judicial notice thereof as if same were certified as true\nunder the seal and signature of the commissioner of that department.\n