Summonses were issued for work without a permit, for $1,600; occupancy not in keeping with the certificate of occupancy, $2,400; failure to provide working fire alarms for transient use, $1,600; failure to provide adequate egress for transient use, $1,200; and illegal conversion of three or more units, which carries a base penalty of $3,200 a day plus $1,000 a day, for a maximum of $48,200.
The base penalties plus daily fines could add up to $55,000, according to the city.
That's very expensive -- and those fines seem excessively punitive.