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HPD classes escalate silently — a Class A becomes Class B without notice.
NYC HPD · real-time
HPD · Detection engine
Look up HPD violations by address — class A, B and C.
HPD is the tenant's agency. Run an HPD violation lookup by address to see open Class A, B, and C NYC HPD violations on any building — then keep monitoring it. One complaint can become a Class C in under a week.
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2024 volume
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Alert latency
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— HPD violation lookup
How to read an HPD violation once you have found it.
An HPD address search returns a list of violations with a class letter and a status. Those two fields decide everything — how long you have, what it costs, and whether the city will fix it for you and bill you. Most owners read the list and miss the clock that is already running.
The three violation classes
| Class | Severity | Cure deadline | Typical conditions |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Non-hazardous | 90 days | Minor defects, missing signage, small plaster damage |
| B | Hazardous | 30 days | Peeling paint, broken locks, roaches, defective smoke detector |
| C | Immediately hazardous | 24 hours | No heat or hot water, lead paint with a child under 6, mold, no gas |
The deadline runs from the date HPD issues the violation, not from the date you read it. A Class C violation issued on a Friday is late by Monday. Deadlines and penalty amounts are set by the Housing Maintenance Code; confirm the specific figures on the violation notice itself.
What the status field actually means
Open
The violation stands and the cure clock is running or has expired. Open Class B and C violations are what lenders and title companies flag at refinance and sale, and what feed the annual worst-landlord rankings.
Certified — pending verification
You filed a certification of correction and HPD has not yet verified it. This is not the same as closed. A rejected certification returns the violation to open status with the original deadline already blown.
Closed / dismissed
HPD verified the correction, or dismissed the violation. This is the only status that fully clears the record. Note that a closed violation still appears in the building history — it is resolved, not erased.
Referred to the Emergency Repair Program
The most expensive status on the list. When a Class C condition is not corrected, HPD can send its own contractor, complete the repair, and bill the owner — with an administrative surcharge, and with the charge becoming a lien against the property if it goes unpaid.
— The gap a lookup cannot close
A Class C violation gives you 24 hours. A monthly check gives you 30 days of exposure.
An address search tells you what is already on the record. It cannot tell you that an inspector visited this morning. Our detection engine fuses complaint routing, inspection filings and agency records to surface an HPD violation as it is issued — while the cure window is still open rather than after it has closed.
The problem
Why HPD monitoring is hard to do manually.
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Heat season (Oct 1 – May 31) triples complaint volume overnight.
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Unresolved Class C violations follow the property through every refinance and sale.
What we detect
Every signal our engine surfaces for HPD.
Our detection engine fuses filings, inspection outcomes, complaint routing, and derivative signals into one feed. Public records are one input among many — never the ceiling.
- Class A / B / C violations at BIN & apartment level
- 311 housing complaints (prior to inspection)
- Inspector visit attempts and results
- Cure deadlines and certification of correction
- Paid and unpaid HPD fees
- Annual registration status
- Alternative Enforcement Program (AEP) inclusion
- HPD litigation and lien activity
512K+
HPD violations issued citywide in 2024
ViolationWatch detects every one of them
Classes & fines
Know the severity before it knows you.
HPD violations escalate in tiers. Every alert we send includes class, fine exposure, cure window, and the exact source record — no digging required.
Severity
Class & description
Our handling
INFO
Class A — Non-hazardous
Must be corrected within 90 days. Escalates if missed.
Instant alert · routed
WARN
Class B — Hazardous
30 days to correct. Common: no smoke detector, mold.
Instant alert · routed
CRITICAL
Class C — Immediately
24 hours to correct. No heat, hot water, lead paint, bedbugs.
Instant alert · routed
Typical fine range · $10 – $1,500+ per violation per day
Check a specific address →The workflow
How HPD monitoring works for your buildings.
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Add a building by address
Paste any NYC address. Our engine auto-resolves to BIN & BBL, backfills prior HPD history, and flags every open item on day one.
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Our engine monitors 24/7
Signal fusion across every HPD source runs continuously. New filings, inspection outcomes, and derivative indicators are caught within minutes.
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Alerts route to the right people
Email, WhatsApp, Slack, SMS — per-building and per-severity. Your super sees heat complaints; your counsel sees Class 1s and OATH dates.
Address-level search
Free HPD violations lookup by address — every open Class A, B, and C in seconds.
An HPD violation lookup by address is the fastest way to see what a NYC rental building is dealing with right now: Class A non-hazardous, Class B hazardous, Class C immediately hazardous (heat, hot water, lead, mold, bedbugs). The free address tool runs the full NYC HPD violations search in one query — no account, no exact BIN required.
A one-time HPD violations lookup is half the picture. NYC HPD violations escalate silently — a Class A becomes a Class B without notice, and Class C complaints triple every October during heat season. Turning the lookup into real-time monitoring means every new HPD violation, inspection result, and cure deadline routes to the right person within minutes.
Common questions
How do I run an HPD violation lookup by address?
Paste any NYC street address into the free lookup tool. The engine resolves it to a BIN and surfaces every open NYC HPD violation, every Class A/B/C designation, every cure deadline, and the inspection history. The first HPD violations lookup is free and requires no signup.
What does an HPD violations lookup show?
A full HPD violation lookup returns: open Class A (non-hazardous), Class B (hazardous), and Class C (immediately hazardous) violations at BIN and apartment level, prior 311 housing complaints, inspector visit results, certification of correction history, paid and unpaid HPD fees, and Alternative Enforcement Program (AEP) status.
Are NYC HPD violations public record?
Yes — HPD publishes its violation database. The hard part is reading it correctly. Our HPD violations search clusters violations by apartment, separates active from cured, and translates HPD codes into plain English. That is why a manual NYC HPD violations search misses things that an automated HPD violation lookup catches.
Can ViolationWatch run an HPD complaint lookup before the violation is issued?
Yes. Every 311 housing complaint that routes to HPD is surfaced in your alert feed before the inspector arrives — that is the early-warning window where most issues can be cured without a formal HPD violation being issued. The HPD complaint lookup is built into the same monitoring feed.
HPD guides
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HPD Violations NYC: Classes A, B, C & How to Clear (2026)
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HPD Registration NYC: Who Must File & How (2026)
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Read the guide →
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