This is a checklist of bad conditions you may have in your apartment that are Department of Housing Preservation (HPD) violations. The HPD can help you with safety, repairs, and more. This list isn’t exhaustive but includes the wide majority of violations experienced by most tenants.
HPD Violations Checklist
Click to expand or collapse each box to learn about:
- The different kinds of HPD violations
- How long your landlord has to fix them
- What fines your landlord could pay for not fixing them
HPD Violations Checklist
Class A: "non-hazardous" conditions
Landlord has 90 days to fix non-hazardous conditions
If landlord fails to correct the violation: HPD can fine the landlord $10-$50 per violation per day from the required correction date until the violation is corrected.
Class B: "hazardous" conditions
Landlord has 30 days to fix hazardous conditions
If landlord fails to correct the violation: HPD can fine the landlord $25-$100, plus $10 per day, from the required correction date until the violation is fixed.
Class C: "immediately hazardous" conditions
Landlord has 24 hours to fix immediately hazardous conditions
If landlord fails to correct the violation in a building with 5 or fewer units: HPD can fine the landlord $50 per violation per day.
If landlord fails to correct the violation in a building with more than 5 units: HPD can fine the landlord $50-$150 per violation, plus $125 per violation per day.
Class A: "non-hazardous" conditions
Landlord has 90 days to fix non-hazardous conditions
If landlord fails to correct the violation: HPD can fine the landlord $10-$50 per violation per day from the required correction date until the violation is corrected.
Class B: "hazardous" conditions
Landlord has 30 days to fix hazardous conditions
If landlord fails to correct the violation: HPD can fine the landlord $25-$100, plus $10 per day, from the required correction date until the violation is corrected.
Class C: "immediately hazardous" conditions
Landlord has 24 hours to fix immediately hazardous conditions
If landlord fails to correct the violation in a building with 5 or fewer units: HPD can fine the landlord $50 per violation per day.
If landlord fails to correct the violation in a building with more than 5 units: HPD can fine the landlord $50-$150 per violation, plus $125 per violation per day.
Class A: "non-hazardous" conditions
Landlord has 90 days to fix non-hazardous conditions
If landlord fails to correct the violation: HPD can fine the landlord $10-$50 per violation per day from the required correction date until the violation is corrected.
Class B: "hazardous" conditions
Landlord has 30 days to fix hazardous conditions
If landlord fails to correct the violation: HPD can fine the landlord $25-$100, plus $10 per day, from the required correction date until the violation is corrected.
Class C: "immediately hazardous" conditions
Landlord has 24 hours to fix immediately hazardous conditions
If landlord fails to correct the violation in a building with 5 or fewer units: HPD can fine the landlord $50 per violation per day.
If landlord fails to correct the violation in a building with more than 5 units: HPD can fine the landlord $50-$150 per violation, plus $125 per violation per day.
Class A: "non-hazardous" conditions
Landlord has 90 days to fix non-hazardous conditions
If landlord fails to correct the violation: HPD can fine the landlord $10-$50 per violation per day from the required correction date until the violation is corrected.
Class B: "hazardous" conditions
Landlord has 30 days to fix hazardous conditions
If landlord fails to correct the violation: HPD can fine the landlord $25-$100, plus $10 per day, from the required correction date until the violation is corrected.
Class C: "immediately hazardous" conditions
Landlord has 24 hours to fix immediately hazardous conditions
If landlord fails to correct the violation in a building with 5 or fewer units: HPD can fine the landlord $50 per violation per day.
If landlord fails to correct the violation in a building with more than 5 units: HPD can fine the landlord $50-$150 per violation, plus $125 per violation per day.
Heat and Hot Water:
If landlord fails to comply with heat and hot water requiremets: HPD can fine the ladnlord $250-$500 per violation per day. See more about heat and hot water requirements below.
Heating Season: October 1-May 31:
Daytime (6am to 10pm):
If below 55°F outside: inside should be 68°F.
Nighttime (10pm to 6am):
Inside should be at least 62°F regardless of the temperature outside.
Hot Water:
Landlord is required to provide hot water 365 days/year at a constant minimum temperature of 120°F.
Some examples
Some examples of 'C' or "immediately hazardous" violations
Landlord has 24 hours to fix all 'C' violations
If landlord fails to correct the violation in a building with 5 or fewer units: HPD can fine the landlord $50 per violation per day.
If landlord fails to correct the violation in a building with more than 5 units: HPD can fine the landlord $50-$150 per violation, plus $125 per violation per day.
Some examples
- Repeatedly making buyout offers to harass you
- Making buyout offers when threatening you
- Lying about occupancy or rent status of your apartment
- Lying about making required repairs
- Interrupting or stopping essential services, or failing to make required repairs
- Removing your belongings, the door, or locking you out of your apartment
- Doing construction in a way that harasses tenants
- Cursing or using profane language to intimidate you
- Using force, or threatening to use force
- Threatening you because of your identity (see list below)
- Filing frivilous law suits against you, including eviction cases
- Threatening you or a family member
- Contacting your job without your permission
- Contacting you or visiting the apartment outside of normal business hours
- Asking for documents that would reveal citizenship status when they already have your government-issued ID
People are protected from discriminatory harassment based on:
- citizenship status
- ethnicity
- disability status
- gender identity
- partnership status
- parental status
- race
- sex
- sexual orientation
- where you get lawful income
- whether you've been a victim of domestic abuse or violence
- whether you have or have had a stalker
Kitchen
- Tiles don’t match
- Cabinets don’t match
- Water pressure isn’t as strong as you like
- Stove toppers don’t match/uneven
- Drain clogged because you put food in it
Bathroom
- Toilet seat, or the toilet seat cover, or the toilet tank don’t match
- Shower/sink water pressure is not great
- Mislabeled faucets
- Child flushed toys down the toilet and now clogged
Bedroom
- No window
- Closet door color doesn’t match the walls
- A bigger bed won’t fit inside
Public spaces
- Floor in hallway is ugly
- Stairs are painted a weird color
- No windows
Please remember, even if something is not a violation, you can still ask the landlord to fix it - but the judge cannot order the landlord to do it.
Last Reviewed: June 13, 2023