NYC HPD operates the Proactive Enforcement Bureau (PEB) / Alternative Enforcement Program (AEP) targeting distressed Brooklyn rental buildings. AEP buildings face escalating fines and HPD-performed emergency repairs billed back to owners.
NYC HPD conducts several rental inspection programs. The Proactive Enforcement Bureau (PEB) inspects entire buildings with histories of violations. The Alternative Enforcement Program (AEP), created by Local Law 29 of 2007, identifies the 250 most distressed multi-family buildings each year based on violation counts and discharge rates, requiring owners to cure violations within 4 months or face HPD-contracted repairs billed back at cost plus 15%. The Underlying Conditions Program targets buildings with chronic issues (lead, mold, plumbing). The Lead Abatement Program enforces Local Law 1/2004 (§27-2056). Complaint-driven inspections happen when tenants file 311 reports; HPD has 3 classes of violations: A (non-hazardous), B (hazardous — 30-day cure), C (immediately hazardous — 24-hour to 21-day cure). Repeat unrepaired Class C violations lead to HPD Emergency Repair Program (ERP) work charged to the building.
AEP discharge failure: $250–$1,000/day. Class C uncorrected: $125–$500/day. ERP-performed repairs: billed at cost + 15% and become tax liens.
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