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NYC Building Violations Report 2026: Trends, Borough Stats, and Risk Analysis

NYC collected over $1 billion in violation penalties last year. That money came straight from property owners who missed citations, ignored deadlines, or failed to track compliance across their...
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Top 15 Things Every NYC Property Owner Must Know About HPD Compliance

HPD violations don’t care how experienced you are. A missed inspection. A late certification. One overlooked deadline—and you’re staring down penalties that stack faster than rent checks. The...

What NYC Landlords Are Saying About Handling 311 Complaints with ViolationWatch

What Happens After a 311 Complaint? Most Don’t Know—Until It’s Too Late. One tenant call can trigger weeks of paperwork, unexpected fines, and a fast track to non-compliance. You’re not dealing with a...

10 Alternatives to Manual 311 Complaints Check for Landlords

Is refreshing the 311 portals part of your daily routine? You could be wasting hours—and still missing critical complaints. That ticking clock between a tenant report and an official violation? That’s...

10 Alternatives to Manual Stop Work Orders Checks for Landlords

Manual SWO checks waste hours. They miss details. They create risk. Yet many buildings still rely on them like it’s 2006. Paper logs. Calendar reminders. Spreadsheet chaos. It’s all too easy to...

Top NYC Building Violations: Identify and Resolve Them Effectively

What if the real threat to your property isn’t a tenant issue, a slow market, or rising taxes, but a $500 fine quietly racking up interest behind the scenes? Thousands of buildings across NYC...

311 Complaints vs. Manual Tracking: Which Is Better for Compliance?

NYC buildings don’t stay compliant by accident. Someone’s either watching the violations or waiting for the fines. Too many property owners rely on 311 complaints as their early warning system. But by...