New York, NY Code Violation Reporting: Common Violations (2026)
Key Facts
- Non-hazardous fix window
- 90 days from notice
- Hazardous fix window
- 30 days from notice
- Immediately hazardous window
- 24 hours
- Max base penalty
- $1,200, buildings over 5 units
- False certification penalty
- up to $1,000
Summary
New York City classifies every housing code violation as non-hazardous, hazardous, or immediately hazardous, with civil penalties from $50 up to $1,200 per violation plus daily fines until the condition is corrected.
In addition to any other penalty authorized by this chapter, a person who violates any law relating to housing standards shall be subject to a civil penalty as follows: (1) For each non-hazardous violation, not less than fifty dollars nor more than one hundred fifty dollars...twenty-five dollars per day; ... (3)(ii) In a multiple dwelling containing more than five dwelling units, not less than one hundred fifty dollars nor more than one thousand two hundred dollars...per day.
Full Breakdown
HPD's Housing Maintenance Code sorts every violation it issues into three severity classes: non-hazardous, hazardous, and immediately hazardous. Owners get 90 days to fix a non-hazardous violation, 30 days for a hazardous one, and just 24 hours for an immediately hazardous condition. Civil penalties run $50-$150 for a non-hazardous violation up to $150-$1,200 for an immediately hazardous violation in a building with more than five units, plus a daily fine for every day the violation stays open past the correction deadline. Filing a false certification of correction carries its own separate penalty, up to $1,000 for a falsely certified immediately hazardous violation.
Violations & Fines
Missing the correction deadline triggers a daily civil penalty on top of the base fine, running from $25/day for a non-hazardous violation up to $1,200/day for an immediately hazardous one in a larger building. Falsely certifying a violation as corrected is a separate offense, penalized up to $1,000.
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