Violation Watch is a compliance tool focused on NYC building violation monitoring, designed to help property managers, owners, contractors, and legal teams detect and address violation signals from multiple municipal agencies before penalties land.
Purpose The tool's core purpose is to monitor the activities of municipal agencies across New York City that may generate violations or fines, covering a total of 10 agencies including DOB, HPD, ECB, OATH, FDNY, 311, as well as DEP, DOH, PRM, and DOT. It can merge data from these agencies into a unified feed for each building and send real-time alerts via email, WhatsApp, Slack, and SMS.
Key capabilities
- Multi-agency signal fusion: real-time monitoring of 10 agencies, not just DOB.
- Real-time alert routing: route alerts from different agencies to different people by role, e.g., DOB to the property supervisor, OATH to legal, 311 to the project manager.
- Automatic address resolution: paste any NYC address, and the system automatically resolves the BIN, BBL, and block/lot.
- OATH penalty manager: track each NOV, hearing date, and outcome to avoid missed hearings.
- 311 early warning: view complaints before they are referred to HPD or DOB inspections.
- Portfolio view: a single dashboard for 10, 100, or 1,000 buildings, with bulk import, SSO, and white-label options.
- DOT vicinity alerts: configure a search radius around each property to monitor DOT activities such as street construction, permits, and construction cases.
- Local law tracking (add-on): $59.99 per year, AI identifies applicable NYC local laws (such as LL11, LL97, LL152, etc.) and tracks deadlines.
- Compliance calendar and export: provides a compliance calendar and PDF/CSV export.
How to use
- Add a building: paste any NYC address, and the BIN, BBL, and block/lot are automatically resolved.
- Configure recipients: set up email, WhatsApp, Slack, and SMS recipients by role, and route alerts from different agencies to different people.
- Receive real-time alerts: the engine monitors continuously, and the first alert usually arrives within 1 hour.
Use cases
- Property management: capture before HPD complaints are registered, and manage all assets from a single dashboard.
- Contractors: monitor stop-work risk at each site.
- Legal: track OATH case files and never miss a hearing.
- Due diligence: complete target building review in minutes.
Limitations and information not provided The page does not provide specific figures on monitoring accuracy or data latency, refund policy, privacyterms, API availability, or other detailed information. Pricing is $9/month per NYC building, with all 10 agencies included, no setup fees, no per-seat charges, and no agency-specific upsells; annual payment saves 2 months' cost and includes priority support, bulk address import, and white-label reports. A 7-day free trial is offered, and you can cancel at any time. Some statistics on the page (such as the number of violations issued in 2024 and citywide fine amounts) do not specify their sources.
