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Department of Buildings

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Records updated 2026-08-06 As of 2024-06-01

How to petition a city agency

Petitioning asks an agency to begin rulemaking. It is different from commenting on an already-proposed rule, and different again from speaking at a public hearing on one.

CityScroll identified Department of Buildings from an explicit CityScroll–NYC Rules agency resolution.

This is the City's general rulemaking-petition guidance. CityScroll has not indexed a published petition procedure for Department of Buildings, so it does not name an exact destination here. That is missing evidence, not a finding that you cannot petition this body.

Describe the rule you want adopted, amended, or repealed. Open the official petition form.
Send the completed form to the responsible agency. Read the official guidance.
The agency must reply within 60 days. See the authoritative NYC Rules requirement.

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What rule should the agency adopt, amend, or repeal?
What problem would the requested change address?
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What may happen: the agency declines and gives its reason, or proceeds and initiates CAPA rulemaking.

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Who leads this agency?

Ahmed Tigani, Commissioner

Source and confidence

Source: NYC Open Data · t3jq-9nkf (opens the source dataset in a new tab)
Source last updated: 2026-08-09
Confidence: Strong · Publisher record

Community board budget requests this agency answers

39 community board budget requests for fiscal year 2027 name this agency as the one responsible for answering them. They come from 28 community boards.

A request is what the board asked for. A response is the written answer published for it on that date. Neither is funding, a commitment or delivery, and a request with a supportive answer is not a project.

Each request keeps the district that made it and that board's own priority order. Nothing here is a citywide ranking, and none of it scores how the agency answered.

5 requests carry an answer that reads differently in the later publication.

Brooklyn Community Board 9

4 requests Open this board's requests to this agency

Address illegal conversions and uses of buildings 209202706E
Priority 01 among this board's expense requests to this agency · Fiscal year 2027 · The board gave no location for this request.
Department of Buildings
Answers published for this request
1. Published June 30, 2026 OMB supports the agency's position as follows: Agency supports and can accommodate Explanation: The agency continues to recruit new inspectors and use existing resources to conduct inspections. This answer reads the same as the one published May 12, 2026.
Other expense budget request for DOB 209202707E
Priority 02 among this board's expense requests to this agency · Fiscal year 2027 · The board gave no location for this request.
Department of Buildings
Answers published for this request
1. Published June 30, 2026 This request is currently being addressed by another agency. This answer reads the same as the one published May 12, 2026.
Address illegal conversions and uses of buildings 209202708E
Priority 03 among this board's expense requests to this agency · Fiscal year 2027 · The board gave no location for this request.
Department of Buildings
Answers published for this request
1. Published June 30, 2026 OMB supports the agency's position as follows: Agency supports and can accommodate Explanation: DOB conducts community outreach and weekly Industry sessions to educate filing representatives, license professionals, property owners, community stakeholders, community boards, and developers on illegal conversion. Additionally, DOB's website has a wealth of information accessible to the public on illegal conversion. This answer reads the same as the one published May 12, 2026.
Expand code enforcement 209202709E
Priority 04 among this board's expense requests to this agency · Fiscal year 2027 · The board gave no location for this request.
Department of Buildings
Answers published for this request
1. Published June 30, 2026 More information is needed from the community board before making a funding decision. The community board should contact the agency. This answer reads the same as the one published May 12, 2026.

Manhattan Community Board 4

3 requests Open this board's requests to this agency

Other expense budget request for DOB 304202703E
Priority 01 among this board's expense requests to this agency · Fiscal year 2027 · The board gave no location for this request.
Department of Buildings
Answers published for this request
1. Published June 30, 2026 The agency will accommodate part of this request within existing resources. This answer reads differently from the one published May 12, 2026.
Assign additional building inspectors (including expanding training programs) 304202704E
Priority 02 among this board's expense requests to this agency · Fiscal year 2027 · The board gave no location for this request.
Department of Buildings
Answers published for this request
1. Published June 30, 2026 OMB supports the agency's position as follows: The agency does not understand the request as written and requires more clarification. Explanation: Will discuss request with CB4. This answer reads the same as the one published May 12, 2026.
Other expense budget request for DOB 304202705E
Priority 03 among this board's expense requests to this agency · Fiscal year 2027 · The board gave no location for this request.
Department of Buildings
Answers published for this request
1. Published June 30, 2026 The agency will try to accommodate this issue within existing resources. This answer reads the same as the one published May 12, 2026.

Queens Community Board 4

3 requests Open this board's requests to this agency

Assign additional building inspectors (including expanding training programs) 404202706E
Priority 01 among this board's expense requests to this agency · Fiscal year 2027 · The board gave no location for this request.
Department of Buildings
Answers published for this request
1. Published June 30, 2026 OMB supports the agency's position as follows: Agency supports and can accommodate Explanation: DOB continues to recruit and train inspectors, plan examiners and administrative staff. The agency will use existing funding and resources. This answer reads the same as the one published May 12, 2026.
Expand code enforcement 404202707E
Priority 02 among this board's expense requests to this agency · Fiscal year 2027 · The board gave no location for this request.
Department of Buildings
Answers published for this request
1. Published June 30, 2026 This is not a budget request. This answer reads the same as the one published May 12, 2026.
Other expense request for DOB 404202708E
Priority 03 among this board's expense requests to this agency · Fiscal year 2027 · The board gave no location for this request.
Department of Buildings
Answers published for this request
1. Published June 30, 2026 The agency will try to accommodate this issue within existing resources. This answer reads the same as the one published May 12, 2026.

Queens Community Board 10

3 requests Open this board's requests to this agency

Other expense request 410202703E
Priority 01 among this board's expense requests to this agency · Fiscal year 2027 · The board gave no location for this request.
Department of Buildings
Answers published for this request
1. Published June 30, 2026 The agency will try to accommodate this issue within existing resources. This answer reads the same as the one published May 12, 2026.
Other expense budget request for DOB 410202704E
Priority 02 among this board's expense requests to this agency · Fiscal year 2027 · The board gave no location for this request.
Department of Buildings
Answers published for this request
1. Published June 30, 2026 The agency will try to accommodate this issue within existing resources. This answer reads the same as the one published May 12, 2026.
Other expense request for DOB 410202705E
Priority 03 among this board's expense requests to this agency · Fiscal year 2027 · The board gave no location for this request.
Department of Buildings
Answers published for this request
1. Published June 30, 2026 The agency has not submitted a proposal to increase funding for this project. Therefore, OMB does not take any position. This answer reads the same as the one published May 12, 2026.

Brooklyn Community Board 14

2 requests Open this board's requests to this agency

Address illegal conversions and uses of buildings 214202707E
Priority 01 among this board's expense requests to this agency · Fiscal year 2027 · The board gave no location for this request.
Department of Buildings
Answers published for this request
1. Published June 30, 2026 The agency does not understand the request as written and requires more clarification. Explanation: Airbnb is under the jurisdiction Mayor's Office of Special Enforcement. This answer reads the same as the one published May 12, 2026.
Assign additional building inspectors (including expanding training programs) 214202708E
Priority 02 among this board's expense requests to this agency · Fiscal year 2027 · The board gave no location for this request.
Department of Buildings
Answers published for this request
1. Published June 30, 2026 The agency will try to accommodate this issue within existing resources. This answer reads the same as the one published May 12, 2026.

Manhattan Community Board 1

2 requests Open this board's requests to this agency

Other expense request for DOB 301202704E
Priority 01 among this board's expense requests to this agency · Fiscal year 2027 · The board gave no location for this request.
Department of Buildings
Answers published for this request
1. Published June 30, 2026 The agency does not understand the request as written and requires more clarification. Explanation: Not under DOB's jurisdiction - HPD This answer reads the same as the one published May 12, 2026.
Other expense budget request for DOB 301202705E
Priority 02 among this board's expense requests to this agency · Fiscal year 2027 · The board gave no location for this request.
Department of Buildings
Answers published for this request
1. Published June 30, 2026 This request is currently being addressed by another agency. This answer reads the same as the one published May 12, 2026.

Bronx Community Board 7

1 request Open this board's requests to this agency

Expand code enforcement 107202705E
Priority 01 among this board's expense requests to this agency · Fiscal year 2027 · The board gave no location for this request.
Department of Buildings
Answers published for this request
1. Published June 30, 2026 OMB supports the agency’s position. This answer reads differently from the one published May 12, 2026.

Bronx Community Board 8

1 request Open this board's requests to this agency

Assign additional building inspectors (including expanding training programs) 108202706E
Priority 01 among this board's expense requests to this agency · Fiscal year 2027 · The board gave no location for this request.
Department of Buildings
Answers published for this request
1. Published June 30, 2026 OMB supports the agency's position as follows: Agency supports and can accommodate Explanation: The City of Yes and ADU requires the department to train and hire new inspectors to enforce and conduct plan exam review. This answer reads the same as the one published May 12, 2026.