The city’s Department of Buildings is showing mercy on apartment-building owners in the hopes of encouraging summer inspections.

Officials promise not to issue any fines — no matter how dilapidated the porches or decks may be — to encourage people to have them checked for cracking, rotting, failed connections and other indications that a collapse is possible, said DOB Commissioner Robert LiMandri.

The no-penalty program does not cover balconies in high-rises, but residents of those buildings can call 311 to request inspections.