We are 8 hours a day in the ECB court to dismiss and remove your violations
When you receive a violation, resolving it quickly can reduce the total amount of fines you may owe. The violation the Enviromental Control Board (ECB) most commonly issue is a Notice of Violation (NOV) that is settled at the City’s Environmental Control Board. The Environmental Control Board (ECB) is a type of court called an administrative tribunal. It is like a regular court, but it is not part of the State court system.
The NOVs the ECB issues will include the address where the violations were observed, a description of what the inspector observed, the legal code that was violated, the name of the person or business that received the violation, and a hearing date for when you or your representative must appear before a judge at ECB and tell your side of the story. The NOV may also include the date by when the violations must be corrected, which is also known as a “Cure Date.”
You have three ways of resolving ECB violations:
- If you were given a Cure Date, you must correct the violation(s) described in the NOV by that date and submit a Certificate of Correction to the ECB Administrative Enforcement Unit. You must provide notarized proof that the violation(s) the inspector observed were resolved.
- Pay the fines and follow the instructions in the NOV issued. You must still submit a Certificate of Correction to the ECB Administrative Enforcement Unit.
- Attend the hearing at ECB, contest the violation, and say your side of the story.