{"data":{"id":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-fc-117","jurisdiction":"us-nyc","citation":"N.Y.C. Admin. Code § FC 117","heading":"Section FC 117: Fees","body":"117.1 Fees.\n\nFees shall be as set forth in FC Appendix A.\n\n117.2 Fee exemptions.\n\nExemptions from department fees shall be in accordance with FC 117.2.1 through 117.2.3.\n\n117.2.1 Permit, inspection and performance test fee exemption.\n\nThe provisions of this code as to the payment of fees for permits, inspections or witnessing of required system performance tests shall not apply to premises used and owned or operated by a church, corporation or association organized and operated exclusively for religious, charitable or educational purposes that is qualified as an exempt organization pursuant to United States Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3), provided that no part of the net earnings enures to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual; and provided further, that this exemption shall apply only to such portions of the premises used by such church, corporation or association for religious, charitable or educational purposes.\n\n117.2.2 Individual certificate fee exemption.\n\nEmployees of the city who submit evidence satisfactory to the commissioner that they require such certificate as a condition of their continued employment with the city shall be exempt from payment of any application, written examination, practical examination and renewal fees. This fee exemption shall not include any required late renewal or fingerprinting fees. Certificate holders converting their certificate from fee-exempt to non-fee-exempt status shall be required to pay all applicable original application, written examination and practical examination fees previously waived.\n\n117.2.3 Company certificate fee exemption.\n\nAgencies of the city that require certificates to conduct the business of their agency shall be exempt from payment of certificate fees.\n\n117.3 Penalties and fees for late renewal.\n\nFailure to timely render payment of fees for any certificate, permit or other approval issued by the commissioner, or service provided by the department, shall be sufficient grounds for denial of a certificate, permit or other approval or service, or renewal thereof. Fees for late renewal shall be in accordance with FC 117.3.1 through 117.3.2.2.\n\n117.3.1 Late renewal of certificates.\n\nIn addition to the payment of the renewal fee, any applicant renewing a certificate more than 90 calendar days but less than 1 year after its expiration date shall be subject to a late filing charge of 50 percent of the renewal fee or twenty-five dollars, whichever is greater.\n\n117.3.2 Late renewal of permits.\n\nFees for late permit renewal shall be in accordance with FC 117.3.2.1 and 117.3.2.2, except the commissioner may waive the payment of late filing fees or prior annual fees, or both, upon a determination that the late renewal was caused by circumstances beyond the control of the applicant.\n\n117.3.2.1 Renewal within one year.\n\nIn addition to the payment of the renewal fee, any applicant renewing a permit more than 90 calendar days but less than 1 year after its expiration date shall be subject to a late filing charge of 50 percent of the renewal fee.\n\n117.3.2.2 Renewal after one year.\n\nIn addition to the payment of the renewal fee, any applicant renewing a permit later than 1 year after its expiration date shall be subject to a late filing charge of 100 percent of the renewal fee. Such applicant shall be liable also for all the annual fees which should have been paid from the date on which the permit expired to the date on which such permit was renewed.\n\n117.3.3 Late payment of fees for services.\n\nAll fees for services rendered by the department, including inspections and witnessing of tests, shall be paid within 30 calendar days of receipt of the bill therefor. Any disputes regarding such bill shall be submitted in writing within 20calendar days of the date of receipt thereof. Failure to timely remit payment shall subject the owner or other person receiving such service to be additionally liable to the department for interest on the compensation due and owing to the department. Such interest shall be computed for the period from the date of the bill to the date of payment, based on the amount of the bill and the rate of interest set forth in Section 5004 of the New York Civil Practice Law and Rules.\n\n117.4 Liens on property for permit and inspection fees.\n\nLiens on property for permit and inspection fees shall be as follows:\n\n1. Any unpaid fee for an inspection performed by the department pursuant to law or rule, any unpaid fee for the issuance or renewal pursuant to this code of a permit to manufacture, store, handle, use or sell hazardous materials or combustible materials, or conduct an operation or maintain a facility on land or in a building specified therein, and any unpaid penalties imposed for late payment of any such renewal fees shall constitute a lien upon the land and buildings upon or in respect to which such inspection was performed, or upon the land and buildings specified in such permit, as hereinafter provided.\n\n2. There shall be filed in the office of the department a record of all fees for inspections performed by or on behalf of the department, all fees for permits to manufacture, store, handle, use or sell hazardous materials or combustible materials, or conduct an operation or maintain a facility on land or in a building issued or renewed by the department, and all penalties for late payment of any such renewal fees imposed by the department. Such records shall be kept on a building by building basis and shall be accessible to the public during normal business hours. An entry of a fee on the records of the department shall constitute notice to all parties.\n\n3. All such unpaid fees shall constitute a lien upon the land and building upon or in respect to which such inspection was performed, or upon the land and buildings specified in such permit, when the amount thereof shall have been definitely computed as a statement of account by the department, and the department shall cause to be filed in the office of the city collector an entry of the account stated in the book in which such charges against the premises are to be entered. Such lien shall have a priority over all other liens and encumbrances except for the lien of taxes and assessments. However, no lien created pursuant to this section shall be enforced against a subsequent purchaser in good faith or mortgagee in good faith unless such transaction occurred after the date of entry of a fee on the records of the department pursuant to FC 117.4(2).\n\n4. A notice thereof, stating the amount due and the nature of the charge, shall be mailed by the city collector, within 5 business days after such entry, to the last known address of the person whose name appears on the records in the office of the city collector as being the owner or agent or as a person designated by the owner to receive tax bills or, where no name appears, to the premises, addressed to either the owner or the agent.\n\n5. If such charge is not paid within 30 calendar days from the date of entry, it shall be the duty of the city collector to receive interest thereon at a rate of 15 percent per annum, to be calculated to the date of payment from the date of entry.\n\n6. Such charges and the interest thereon shall continue to be, until paid, a lien on the premises. Such lien shall be a tax lien within the meaning of Sections 11-319 and 11-401 of the New York City Administrative Code and may be sold, enforced or foreclosed in the manner provided in Chapters 1, 3 and 4 of Title 11 of the New York City Administrative Code or may be satisfied in accordance with Section 1354 of the New York State Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law.\n\n7. Such notice mailed by the city collector pursuant to this section shall have stamped or printed thereon a reference to this section of this code.\n\n8. In any proceedings to enforce or discharge a lien created pursuant to this section, the validity of the lien shall not be subject to challenge based on the lawfulness of the inspection, or the propriety and accuracy of the fee for which a lien is claimed, except as provided in this section.\n\n9. No such challenge may be made except by the owner of the property, or a mortgagee or lienor whose mortgage or lien would, but for the provisions of this section, have priority over the department's lien.\n\n117.5 Disposition of revenues.\n\nAll fees, fines and forfeitures and all proceeds of suits for penalties, which may be paid or collected pursuant to this code, shall be paid into the general fund of the city established pursuant to Section 109 of the New York City Charter.","path":["New York City Administrative Code","Title 29","Chapter 2: New York City Fire Code"],"source_url":"https://files.amlegal.com/pdffiles/NewYorkCity/Admin/XML.zip","current_through":"Local Law 2026/135 (enacted August 31, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T02:48:57Z","sha256":"40b98f08a91510c0068b9dabe473956f93cb0226856c6b37fab817b75fbfca01","source_id":"us-nyc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-fc-116","next":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-fc-201"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. 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