Topic: Graffiti RemovalTopic: Graffiti Removal• Under the law, all property owners are required to remove, or arrange for Under the law, all property owners are required to remove, or arrange for

the removal of graffiti from their property. The City’s Graffiti Removal the removal of graffiti from their property. The City’s Graffiti Removal Program allows both property owners and others to report graffiti via 311 Program allows both property owners and others to report graffiti via 311 and to request the removal of graffiti from such property. The City will and to request the removal of graffiti from such property. The City will remove graffiti for free after the owner or authorized representative of remove graffiti for free after the owner or authorized representative of the owner of the property provides written consent for the City to remove the owner of the property provides written consent for the City to remove the graffiti. When the City receives the consent for the graffiti removal, it the graffiti. When the City receives the consent for the graffiti removal, it schedules the building for clean-up, and proceeds either with power schedules the building for clean-up, and proceeds either with power washing or painting. Graffiti removal by the City generally takes place washing or painting. Graffiti removal by the City generally takes place between April and November, and the scheduling of the clean-up may between April and November, and the scheduling of the clean-up may vary depending on the volume of requests.vary depending on the volume of requests.

• -DSNY Rules and Regulations-DSNY Rules and Regulations

Fact About Graffiti RemovalFact About Graffiti Removal

• Graffiti is vandalism. It scars the community, hurts property Graffiti is vandalism. It scars the community, hurts property values and diminishes our quality of life. Graffiti removal is values and diminishes our quality of life. Graffiti removal is a free service for private property owners and has become a free service for private property owners and has become one of the most popular services offered by the DSNY.one of the most popular services offered by the DSNY.

Consequences of not Consequences of not Removing GraffitiRemoving Graffiti

• If you are a property owner who has been given notice by If you are a property owner who has been given notice by DSNY to removeDSNY to remove

• graffiti, and your property is a residential building graffiti, and your property is a residential building containing six or morecontaining six or more

• dwelling units, or a commercial building, failure to comply dwelling units, or a commercial building, failure to comply with the noticewith the notice

• received from DSNY may result in the issuance of a received from DSNY may result in the issuance of a violation returnable to ECB. Failure to comply with such violation returnable to ECB. Failure to comply with such notice may also result in the issuance of a Notice of notice may also result in the issuance of a Notice of Nuisance Abatement returnable to ECB and the removal of Nuisance Abatement returnable to ECB and the removal of the graffiti from your property by the Citythe graffiti from your property by the City

• Violations can lead to a fine up to $300Violations can lead to a fine up to $300

Geo Friend-Lee's TipsGeo Friend-Lee's Tips

• 1. Remove or arrange for the removal of 1. Remove or arrange for the removal of graffiti from your property.graffiti from your property.

• 2.Report removal using 311.2.Report removal using 311.

• 3. Report any person or group participating in 3. Report any person or group participating in illegal graffiti on property to the authorities.illegal graffiti on property to the authorities.

• 4. Help spread the word about the negative 4. Help spread the word about the negative effects graffiti can have on the quality of life effects graffiti can have on the quality of life and property value in the community.and property value in the community.