Buildings with three or more dwelling units
must be registered with HPD's Registration Assistance Unit. One- and
two-family dwellings where neither the owner nor any family member occupies the
dwelling are also required to register with HPD. Owners must renew their
building's registration annually (buildings with six or more dwelling units by
April 1st and those with five or fewer by October
1st.) In order to initiate a court action or to request a code
violation dismissal, the owner must prove that the building registration is
current.
PHONE NUMBER: (212)
863-7000
Online Property Registration
Form: HPD is pleased to
announce that through our online property registration form for residential
owners, registration payment may now be made by credit card. American Express,
Discover, Mastercard and Visa are all accepted. By completing your
registration form online, you will instantly be alerted to any errors or
information missed. You are still required to print the form and mail the
signed copy to HPD. If you do not pay with a credit card you must submit the
signed registration form with payment to HPD. Please note that the information
you input will not be saved. To access the form, please click on the link
above, input your property’s street address and borough location, and click
“search.” On the screen that follows, click the Property Registration
Assistance link located in the left-hand column.
Affidavit
in Lieu of Registration: The attached form is used
when recording a deed with NYC's Department of Finance if the property
classification does not require that a property registration be filed with
HPD. This form is submitted directly to the Department of
Finance.
Application
to Invalidate Registration: Owners that sell their property but continue to
receive notices of violations may request that HPD invalidate their last valid property registration statement. At least
30 days must have elapsed after title is conveyed to the new
owner, before such request can be made. In order to invalidate a
property registration statement, the former owner must submit the “Application to Invalidate Registration”
form along with proof of the transfer to the HPD Registration
Unit. The Registration Unit will notify the former owner when the registration
is invalidated. Once a registration is invalidated, notices of violations will
be served on the current owner by sending them to
the building address “Attention Owner," until the current owner registers.
