Clear Violations

Use HPDONLINE to find out information about violations and Orders. Violations have a hazardous class of A, B or C. Orders appear on the violation list with a hazardous class of “I”. Owners and other interested parties can also obtain print-outs of outstanding building violations for a fee by contacting our Borough Service Centers.

You should correct the condition and then certify, either by mail or by using eCertification, that the violations were corrected within the required time period specified on the Notice of Violation. You can also seek a postponement for the correction of some violations.  Review the back of your Notice of Violation, Certification instructions, our Clearing HPD Violations FAQ or call a Borough Service Center for more information.  For specific details about certification of lead-based paint violations, see the Lead-Based Paint webpage. For specific details about certification of mold violations, see the Indoor Allergen Hazards webpage.

• All violations have civil penalties associated with failing to correct. HPD could seek enforcement of those civil penalties in Housing Court through the Housing Litigation Division.
• HPD may seek to correct the correction condition through the Emergency Repair Program and will bill the property owner for the cost of the emergency repair plus related fees.
• Open violations may trigger enhanced enforcement by HPD, through programs created to identify buildings in distress. These programs focus inspection and other HPD resources on your property and may lead to the issuance of Orders.
• The inspection may be counted as an inspection leading to or resulting in a fee of $200.  HPD began implementing Local Law 65 on August 20, 2015 as follows: If the department has performed two or more complaint-based inspections in the same dwelling unit within a twelve-month period, (B) each such inspection has resulted in the issuance of a hazardous or immediately hazardous violation, and (C) not all such violations have been certified as corrected pursuant to this section, the department may impose an inspection fee of two hundred dollars for the third and for each subsequent complaint-based inspection that it performs in such dwelling unit within the same twelve-month period that results in the issuance of a hazardous or immediately hazardous violation, provided that the department may by rule increase the fee for inspections performed during the period of October first through May thirty-first.   All fees are billed through the Department of Finance and may become tax liens if not paid within the required period.

In response to any of these situations, use the appropriate form provided below to certify correction or you can use eCertification (for non-lead and non-mold violations).

• Certification of Correction of Violations/Failures (non-lead, non-heat violations): Use this form when all violations on a Notice of Violation cannot be certified at one time or you do not have the original Notice of Violation. Include the original NOV ID, the violation number and all other information required about who completed the repair. Sign the form, and have your signature notarized. The form must be returned to the Borough Service Center in which the building is located.
• Notice of Correction of Violation—Heat: Use this form for Heat and Hot Water violations
• Certification of Correction of Violations—Lead-Based Paint:

1. For specific details about certification of Lead-Based Paint Violations and requesting extra time to correct Lead-Based Paint Violations (Order #616) or Inconclusive Violations (Order #624), see the Lead-Based Paint webpage under Owner Responsibility -> Lead-Based Paint Hazard Violations. For 618/619/620 and 621/622/623/625  Certification Instructions  visit  the Lead-Based Paint webpage under Owner Responsibility -> Audits of Required Compliance Documents & Audit Recordkeeping Violations Audits or call the Lead Hotline at 212-863-5501.

2. Submit the Certification of Correction Form and all attached documents to: HPD Lead-Based Paint Inspection Program 345 Adams Street 10th Floor Brooklyn NY 11201

• Certification of Correction of Violations – Mold Violations (Class B or Class C): Use this form for Class B or Class C Mold Violations.
• Certification of Correction of Violations – Mold Violations for Buildings with under 10 units (all class violations) or 10 Units or More (Class A Violation): Use this form for buildings with under 10 units (all class violations) or 10 units or more (Class A violations).
• Certification of Correction of Violations—Reissuance: Use this form for Reissued violations.
• Certification of Correction of Failure: Use this form for Housing Quality Standards failures where there is no related Housing Code violation. 

The Maintenance Requirements page provides details on specific violation types and how to address them. Owners can also get further explanation from Code Inspectors in our Borough Service Centers.

Notices of Violation (NOVs) are mailed to the last validly registered owner’s managing agent. IfYou must submit a new Property Registration in order to change the address to which NOVs are being mailed.

After the certification deadline has passed, building owners may file a Dismissal Request form with their Borough Service Center for a fee or seek a Violation Reissuance, which is a free certification program. You can review more details about your options and how to proceed with clearing old violations, review our Clearing HPD Violations FAQ  or call a Borough Service Center for more information.  

The clearance of lead-based paint violations has additional requirements.  We recommend you visit Lead-Based Paint and HPDONLINE (enter your property address and select the option on the left hand toolbar to review Overdue Lead-based paint violations for specific instructions).  One or both of the following affidavits will be required for removing the lead-based paint violations:   

• Affidavit of Compliance AF-5: Lead-based paint violations – correction after August 1, 2004
• Affidavit of Compliance AF-3/4: Lead-based paint violations – correction before August 1, 2004 

Class B and Class C mold violations issued on/after March 1, 2018 also requires an additional affidavit and may require additional documentation.  See the Indoor Allergen Hazards webpage for more information.