02Watch system · ECB
Monitor NYC ECB violations
Watch supported Environmental Control Board enforcement records on properties you enroll. This is monitoring, not a lookup and not a filing service.
Lookup is free and does not enroll a property. Email alerts on every plan; SMS on Pro and Enterprise. Cadence varies by source.
- SourceSupported ECB enforcement records
- WatchEnrolled property · automated cadence, varies by source
- ChangeA new matching record is detected and attributed to its source
- SignalEmail on every plan · SMS on Pro and Enterprise · dashboard and Action Center
01What is monitored
Supported ECB enforcement records
ECB summonses are civil-penalty proceedings often heard at OATH. Monitoring covers supported public ECB records tied to enrolled properties.
For a primer on what an ECB violation is, see What is an ECB violation?.
- 01ECB/OATH summons and related enforcement records in the supported dataset
- 02Hearing and penalty fields when the public source provides them
- —Not every city record. Coverage follows the supported public dataset for this category.
02How it works
Add property → Monitor → Alert → Act
A lookup does not enroll a property. After you subscribe and add an address, DOBGuard runs continuous automated monitoring of supported public records. Cadence varies by source and record category.
- 01
Add property
Enroll an NYC address in your monitoring account.
- 02
Monitor
Supported public records for this category are checked on an automated cadence.
- 03
Alert
When a relevant new record is detected, you can be notified. Timing is not guaranteed.
- 04
Act
Review in the dashboard. Use Action Center to organize follow-up. Filing help is a separate service.
03Who uses this
Owners, managers, and portfolio teams
People who already work NYC buildings and want this category watched without checking the city portal every week.
- Property ownersWatch buildings you own.
- Property managersKeep staff and owners aligned on new records.
- Residential managersResidential and mixed-use portfolios.
- Portfolio teamsPro covers up to 20 properties. Enterprise is quoted up to 150.
Plans and SMS availability: pricing. DOBGuard is not affiliated with NYC DOB or any government agency.
04FAQ
About this category
01Is this the same as the ECB lookup tool?
No. Lookup searches an address on demand. Monitoring watches enrolled properties going forward.
02Do you guarantee alert timing?
No. Cadence varies by source. Email is on every plan; SMS is on Pro and Enterprise.
05Start
Start monitoring this category
Subscribe, then add a property. Lookup and the $29 historical report are separate.