Is Your Project Exempt?
According the the Department of Buildings, the following projects are exempt from DOB Fees:

Non-Profit Corporations
To qualify, the property owned by a not-for-profit corporation that is used exclusively for educational, charitable and/or religious purposes.

What fees are non-profit entities exempt from paying?

• Work permits
• Renewal permits
• Equipment use permits
• Place of assembly permits

What is not exempted?

• Civil penalties
• Fees for copies/records
• Fees due other agencies
• Electrical inspection fees
• After hour variance fees

Government Owned Property
Property owned by a federal, state, City, or foreign government is exempt from all Department of Buildings fees, with the exception that City agencies are not exempt from electrical fees.

What is Required to Prove Exemption?

Non-Profit
One of the following will be accepted by the Department of Buildings:

1. A Current print out of the Department of Finance “Final Assessment Roll” or “Tentative Assessment Roll” which indicates a taxable/billable assessed value of zero. That can be found the Department’s website here.
2. A Current “Not for Profit” letter of approval from the Department of Finance.

Government Owned

1. A Current print out of the Department of Finance “Final Assessment Roll” or “Tentative Assessment Roll” which indicates the government entity as owner. That can be found the Department’s website here