{"id":"c1dd7b90-d928-4345-a9b2-7350d0f4b886","task":"Comply with NYC's one-time initial observation requirement (1 RCNY 103-16) before a parking structure's full periodic inspection is due","domain":"regulatory-compliance","steps":["Check whether the parking structure is in Manhattan Community Districts 8-12, or in any Brooklyn (sub-cycle B), Queens, Staten Island, or Bronx (sub-cycle C) Community District — these are the districts subject to 1 RCNY 103-16.","Confirm the structure's full periodic inspection under RCNY 103-13 is not due until December 31, 2025 (sub-cycle B) or December 31, 2027 (sub-cycle C); if so, the initial observation was/is required to be filed separately (the one-time deadline for the original cohort was August 1, 2024).","Engage a NYS-licensed PE who is a DOB-designated QPSI to perform and/or directly supervise the initial observation.","Submit the report via DOB NOW: Safety, selecting Parking Structures > +Initial Observation, using the property's assigned Parking Structure ID.","If in Brooklyn sub-cycle B, confirm whether a full RCNY 103-13 report was filed before the initial-observation deadline — doing so exempts the property from the separate 103-16 filing."],"gotchas":["This is a distinct, earlier filing from the six-year periodic report — missing it because a team is only tracking the RCNY 103-13 cycle date is a common compliance gap.","A Parking Structure ID is required before the report can be submitted; request one through DOB NOW well before the deadline to avoid a late filing."],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-14T01:41:35.110Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"verified","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/c1dd7b90-d928-4345-a9b2-7350d0f4b886"}