纽约市的立面检查和安全计划或地方法11，现在对立面无法符合安全法规的建筑物的所有者进行了更严格的惩罚。
法律的更改于2月20日生效，建筑师是在建筑师之后制定的12月，由于曼哈顿大楼的碎片而丧生. They include new penalties as well as more robust inspection mandates and documentation.
Sara Director, a partner at law firm Barasch McGarry, warns that "building owners need to comply with the new rules or risk fines, damages in civil litigation from individuals injured or killed by the building façade, and even criminal penalties."
The latter could happen under an already existing law if an owner is charged with violating the city's administrative code, which carries maximum penalties of a $25,000 fine and one year of imprisonment.
In a client advisory that Hoffman Architects Inc. issued ahead of the changes taking effect, the firm notes the following, says its communications manager, Alison Hoffman:
- 现在未能提交可接受的检查报告可能会产生5,000美元的民事罚款，增加了五倍。
- 备案较晚的所有者每月罚款1,000美元，是上一次每月罚款的四倍。
- Owners who fail to correct unsafe conditions are liable for a $1,000-per-month penalty, plus a monthly fine for each linear foot of sidewalk shed, starting at $10 per linear ft of shed per month after the first year, and increasing each year thereafter, up to $40 per linear ft.
- 未能纠正“维修和维护计划的安全”，或者在法律的“周期”中纠正条件，因此现在必须根据新规则将其作为不安全提交，将罚款2,000美元。
然而，纽约市建筑部并没有等待修正案，然后采取更强有力的措施，以违反违规行为。
一月份，它开始发表紧急声明，要求业主修复危险的建筑外墙，使纽约市派遣自己的承包商架设脚手架，并将账单发送给财产所有人。
Still, the changes offer new burdens for noncompliant owners.
CTA Architects合伙人Frank Scanlon说：“经修订的规则肯定会给受影响建筑物的所有者带来更多费用。”“需要其他脚手架滴，可能需要提起申请的墙类型的可能探针。罚款和罚款大大增加，并且有几个新类别。”
One major change, Scanlon says, is the new requirement for close-up physical scaffold examinations of exterior walls, which owners or their representatives must now conduct at intervals of 60 ft along the length of a structure.
无人机，高分辨率照片或其他评估外墙条件的方法不能代替特写检查。
Director points out that there are also additional requirements related to experience and responsibilities of qualified exterior wall inspectors, who must be able to spot potentially dangerous faade conditions.
Hoffman says that "the real impact on building owners comes with the more demanding inspection requirements."
Indeed, while the penalties have made the biggest headlines, Director argues that the fines are "insufficient" for deep-pocketed owners in the city.
律师说：“罚款必须如此严重，以至于建筑物所有者在不及时遵守法律的情况下会耗尽其银行帐户的前景而失去睡眠。”
但是，斯坎伦归功于修改后的地方法律11的平衡法。
建筑师说：“规则和法律总是可以进一步发展。”“但是，在一个拥有数以万计的建筑物，所有需要检查的城市中可以做什么，以及有限的合格检查员和承包商可以在规定的时间范围内提供所需的索具或其他访问权限的有限的合格检查员和承包商和截止日期。”
