NYC Local Law 69 of 2010 requires landlords of multi-unit buildings to give prospective and current tenants an annual bed-bug infestation history disclosure. Active infestations must be eradicated by the landlord under Housing Maintenance Code §27-2018, with HPD enforcing through violations and fines.
Local Law 69 of 2010, codified at NYC Administrative Code §27-2018.1, requires owners of multi-unit dwellings (three or more units) to provide every new tenant with the building's bed-bug infestation history for the prior twelve months at lease signing. Existing tenants get an annual notice. Active infestations are an HPD Class B violation under Housing Maintenance Code §27-2018; landlords must hire a licensed exterminator and follow DOHMH-recommended integrated pest management. Tenants must cooperate with treatment access. NYC DOHMH publishes preparation guides. Hotels and short-term rentals are not covered by Local Law 69 but face DOHMH sanitation enforcement under Health Code Article 151.
Failure to disclose bed-bug history can lead to civil claims and HPD violation orders. Class B housing violations carry HPD fines from twenty-five to one hundred dollars per day per unit. Refusing to abate escalates to court actions.
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