Enforcement

• About Code EnforcementLearn how code enforcement and the New York City Housing Maintenance Code.
• Clear ViolationsLearn how to clear housing code violations at your property.
• Correct OrdersLearn about the different types of Orders HPD issues and how to correct them.
• eCertificationCertify HPD violations and Housing Quality Standards failures online.
• Penalties and FeesLearn about civil penalities imposed by Housing Court and inspection fees for false certifications.
• Tax DelinquencyLearn about HPD's enforcement actions against properties with tax arrears.

Housing Quality Enforcement Programs

• 7A ProgramApply to be an administrator for buildings the Court deemed dangerous for tenants.
• Alternative Enforcement Program (AEP)Learn about the agency's designation of and actions against severely distressed multiple dwellings.
• Certification of No Harassment (CONH)Learn about agency requirements for buildings changing use or occupancy.
• Certification Watchlist (CWL) Learn about agency requirements for buildings that have falsely certified 20 or more hazardous or immediately hazardous violations.
• Emergency Repair Program (ERP)Learn about how the agency takes action to correct conditions when landlords fail to do so.
• Heat Sensors ProgramLearn about a new program to require heat sensors in multiple dwellings with heat violations and heat-related complaints.
• Housing LitigationLearn about how the agency initiates cases in Housing Court seeking court orders for the correction of conditions and civil penalties where appropriate, and tenant actions.
• Underlying Conditions Program (LL6)How the agency orders building owners to correct underlying conditions causing a violation.