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New York, NY Public Health Rules: Bed-Bug Rules (2026)

Some Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified August 2026

Key Facts

Governing law
Local Law 69 of 2017
Tenant notice
Given at every new or renewal lease
Owner filing
Annual electronic bedbug report to HPD
Report contents
Units infested, treated, re-infested counts
Public posting
HPD publishes filing within 30 days

Summary

New York City landlords must give tenants a bedbug infestation history notice before each new or renewal lease and file an annual bedbug report with HPD for every multiple dwelling.

For housing accommodations subject to this code, an owner shall furnish to each tenant signing a vacancy lease, a notice in a form promulgated or approved by the state division of housing and community renewal that sets forth the property's bedbug infestation history for the previous year regarding the premises rented by the tenant and the building in which the premises are located.

Source: NYC HPD Bed BugsView official code

Full Breakdown

Administrative Code § 27-2018.1 requires an owner to give every tenant signing a vacancy lease a notice covering the building's and unit's bedbug infestation history for the prior year, or to post the same notice prominently in the building. Under § 27-2018.2, owners of multiple dwellings must file an annual electronic bedbug report with HPD listing the address, unit count, units with infestations, units treated, and units re-infested after treatment; HPD posts each filing publicly within 30 days. Tenants who don't receive the notice can file a written complaint with the state Division of Housing and Community Renewal, which can order the owner to furnish it.

Violations & Fines

Noncompliance is a Housing Maintenance Code violation HPD can cite; DHCR can separately order an owner who skips the tenant notice to furnish it on complaint.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does my NYC landlord have to tell me about bed bugs?
Yes. Administrative Code § 27-2018.1 requires a notice of the building's and unit's bedbug history at each new or renewal lease, either given to you directly or posted prominently in the building.
What must NYC landlords report to HPD about bed bugs?
Under § 27-2018.2 they must annually file an electronic report listing units with bedbug infestations, units treated, and units reinfested after treatment; HPD posts it online within 30 days.

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