HPD Complaints and Violations
What is an HPD violation?
An HPD violation is issued based on an infraction of the housing code. Violations are either issued by an inspector in response to a complaint, or administratively. HPD violations are not heard through the ECB, and have their own requirements for resolution. Notices of Violation are typically sent to the property (per its registration information), but may not always appear.
| Class | Designation | Correction/Certification/Timeframe | Penalties |
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| C | Immediately Hazardous |
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| B | Hazardous |
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| A | Non-Hazardous |
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| B | Hazardous/Order to Correct |
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HPD violations are issued with a corresponding class that determines their correction and certification time frames:
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Quick Facts
- HPD performs hundreds of thousands of code inspections each year.
- On average, HPD investigates/closes a complaint within 11.3 days, per their 2016 report.
- HPD includes the Housing Litigation Division, which initiates cases in Housing Court.
