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LL55
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Local Law 55: Asthma-Free Housing Act / Indoor Allergen Hazards
LL55 / Asthma-Free Housing Act for NYC: annual inspection, mold over 10 sq ft, pest infestation, LL61 licensing, HPD Class C cure timelines.
~1.1M NYC apartments in covered Class A dwellings
— Monitor this automatically
ViolationWatch tracks Local Law 55 status and deadlines automatically per-building. 60/30/7-day reminders routed to whoever owns the filing. Included in every plan.
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- Applies to
- All Class A multiple dwellings (3+ units)
- Cycle / deadline
- Annual indoor-allergen inspection + at every unit turnover
- Qualified by
- For mold over 10 sq ft: NYS DOL-licensed Mold Assessor (LL61) + Mold Remediator. Otherwise: HPD-registered owner or agent.
- Penalty for missing
- $2,500–$5,000 per uncured Class C violation; HPD emergency repair charged back to owner
Classifications & outcomes
The three results of a LL55 review.
Annual + turnover inspections documented. No active mold or pest hazard.
Hazardous (Class B) mold/pest condition. 30-day cure clock running. Escalates to Class C if unaddressed.
Immediately hazardous mold/pest violation. 21-day cure. HPD ERP after expiry; daily penalty accrual.
The cost of missing
LL55 penalties compound fast.
LL55 enforcement is largely administrative — DOB runs compliance sweeps based on filing status, not complaint volume. Once you're flagged, penalties apply until the underlying filing or condition is resolved.
Missed filing
$2,500–$5,000 per uncured Class C violation; HPD emergency repair charged back to owner
Compliance failure
Class C "immediately hazardous" HPD violation for active mold or pest infestation; 21-day cure
Deadline pattern: Annual inspection no specific calendar date but must be documented; turnover inspection on every vacancy; cure 21 days for Class C, 30 days for Class B.
What we monitor
How ViolationWatch tracks Local Law 55 for every building in your portfolio.
01
Auto-mapping per BIN
We resolve every building you add to its BIN, BBL, block, and lot — and check whether LL55 applies automatically.
02
Deadline calendar
Annual indoor-allergen inspection + at every unit turnover is computed and calendared per building. Visible in the dashboard; reminders fire at 60, 30, and 7 days.
03
Filing status
We surface any existing LL55 filings on record, so you know before you start whether the building is current, due, or already in arrears.
04
Routing by role
LL55 reminders go to whoever owns compliance filings at your portfolio — property manager, asset manager, legal counsel, or the super.
05
Related violations
LL55 non-compliance commonly generates downstream DOB violations. When one appears, we correlate it to the underlying law automatically.
06
Portfolio rollup
See your entire portfolio's LL55 state at once — compliant vs due vs overdue — in a single dashboard view.
— Your Local Law 55 deadline is coming
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