Sunbelt Rentals

What sets this record apart

The measures on which Sunbelt Rentals differs most from all 362,855 DEP idling summonses in the same period.

• 4 of Sunbelt Rentals' 869 violations were recorded on a Saturday or Sunday; across the city, weekends account for 6%.
• OATH records show $155,607 still due on Sunbelt Rentals' cases, about $179 per summons, against a citywide average of $382 per summons.
• 48% of Sunbelt Rentals' cases ended with the respondent admitting the violation, no hearing held; citywide, respondents admit 31%.
• 41% of Sunbelt Rentals' summonses were charged at the third-or-subsequent-offense tier, the highest of the three, versus 28% citywide.

How the cases ended

Source: NYC Open Data, OATH Hearings Division Case Status · DEP idling summonses · as of November 2026 · outcome = OATH hearing result · methodology

Offense tier and penalties

Tiers and amounts follow DEP's penalty schedule (15 RCNY 43-02, explained in the NYC idling law guide). Sunbelt Rentals' summonses by tier as charged: first offense 426, second offense 83, and third or subsequent 360. 73 were for idling more than one minute next to a school.

The penalty amounts OATH most often imposed on its upheld cases, and what each one means on the schedule:

• $350 253 casesfirst offense
• $600 223 casesthird or later
• $1,000 154 casesfirst offense, default
• $2,000 117 casesthird or later, default
• $440 46 casessecond offense
• $1,500 33 casessecond offense, default

Median time from violation to decision: 396 days (citywide 419). Outstanding balances on its cases: $155,607.

Where and when

Violations were recorded in 80 ZIP codes. The five with the most: 10001 (100, 11.5%), 11201 (98, 11.3%), 10036 (60, 6.9%), 10012 (41, 4.7%), 10017 (40, 4.6%).

The record in detail

• First violation in the data: 2019-03-19; most recent: 2026-01-21.
• Of 847 decided cases, 826 were upheld (including defaults, admissions, and settlements) and 21 dismissed.
• Most violations were recorded in Manhattan (591, followed by Brooklyn with 194).
• Average penalty when upheld: $823 (median $600).

A summons records an alleged violation; cases marked pending have no final outcome. “Paid” reflects payments recorded in OATH case data, which can lag or include fees.

Respondent names behind this record

OATH records name respondents inconsistently. This page aggregates the following source spellings (violation counts in parentheses):

SUNBELT RENTALS INC (451) · SUNBELT RENTALS (417) · SUNBELT RENTALS INCORPORATED (1)

Source: NYC Open Data, OATH Hearings Division Case Status · DEP idling summonses · as of November 2026 · company grouping documented in methodology · methodology

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