HPD enforces Housing Maintenance Code against blighted Brooklyn properties — violations trigger fines, emergency repair programs, and in extreme cases, City receivership.
The NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) enforces the Housing Maintenance Code (HMC) and Multiple Dwelling Law against substandard residential properties. Violations are classified A (non-hazardous), B (hazardous), and C (immediately hazardous) with escalating fines and repair deadlines. If an owner fails to cure hazardous conditions, HPD's Emergency Repair Program (ERP) performs work and bills the owner, placing liens on the property. Distressed buildings can enter the Alternative Enforcement Program (AEP) — as of 2024, over 250 Brooklyn buildings are currently in AEP. Derelict, vacant, and burned-out structures fall under DOB's Unsafe Building Program. Extreme cases trigger the Third Party Transfer (7A) receivership program, transferring control to a new administrator. 311 complaints are the primary enforcement trigger.
Specific penalty amounts for this ordinance are not published in a publicly accessible fine schedule. Contact Kings County code enforcement directly for current fines, enforcement procedures, and hearing options.
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NYC strictly regulates commercial vehicle parking. Commercial vehicles may park at meters for up to 3 hours and are banned from residential areas overnight (...
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Brooklyn pools must be enclosed by a self-closing, self-latching barrier at least 4 feet high per NYC Building Code and Health Code §165.57.
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Feeding pigeons, squirrels, raccoons, or other wildlife that creates unsanitary conditions is prohibited in Brooklyn under NYC Health Code §153.09.
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Brooklyn residents may keep backyard hens, but roosters, ducks, geese, turkeys, pigs, goats, and sheep are prohibited under NYC Health Code §161.01.
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NYC Health Code §161.01 prohibits most wild, exotic, and farm animals. Ferrets, hedgehogs, sugar gliders, pot-bellied pigs, venomous snakes, large reptiles, ...
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All consumer fireworks are illegal in New York City under New York Penal Law §270.00. This includes sparklers longer than 10 inches, firecrackers, Roman cand...
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