HPD Violation Removal and Dismissal Requests in NYC
The Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) issues violations under the NYC Housing Maintenance Code and the New York State Multiple Dwelling Law. They stay on the building’s record until HPD clears them, and buyers, lenders and tenants can all see them on HPDONLINE. Clearing an HPD violation is a separate process from clearing a Department of Buildings (DOB) or ECB violation. If you have both, see our DOB, ECB and HPD violation removal service.
Start with HPDONLINE
Enter the property address on HPDONLINE to see open violations and orders. Each violation has a class:
- Class A: non-hazardous
- Class B: hazardous
- Class C: immediately hazardous
- Class I: HPD Orders to Repair and Orders to Repair/Vacate
The violation’s status tells you which route applies. A violation that is still within its certification period is handled differently from one that is overdue, falsely certified, or in “Defect” status.
Newly issued violations: certification of correction
New violations arrive as a Notice of Violation (NOV), mailed to the registered managing agent or owner. The NOV shows the date the condition must be corrected and the date the owner must certify the correction to HPD. Certification of correction is free. It can be filed on paper or through eCertification. Lead-based paint, mold and pest violations can’t be certified through eCertification.
HPD lists how long an owner has to correct, counted from the date of service, before civil penalties apply if they are sought in Housing Court:
| Class | Time to correct |
|---|---|
| A, non-hazardous | 90 days |
| B, hazardous | 30 days |
| C, lead-based paint, window guards, mold, mice/cockroaches, rats | 21 days |
| C, self-closing doors | 14 days |
| C, heat and hot water | No time |
| All other Class C | 24 hours |
Certify only after the work is actually done. HPD may audit any certification, and tenants are notified and can challenge it. A violation found uncorrected after certification goes into False Certification status, stays open, and can bring civil penalties and placement on HPD’s Certification Watchlist.
Overdue or falsely certified violations: dismissal request
If a violation wasn’t certified on time, or was found falsely certified, HPD may require a Dismissal Request reinspection before it can be removed. The owner submits an application, there is a fee, and one request can cover all or some of the violations at the property. Read the application in full first: new violations may be issued during the inspection.
Effective July 1, 2026, HPD says dismissal request applications should go directly to Code Enforcement – Central Violations Administration Unit, 345 Adams Street, 10th Floor, Brooklyn, NY.
Other routes HPD lists
- Documentation plus inspection (“Defect” status): mostly lead-based paint, mold and pest violations. These need the documents HPD lists on its Lead-Based Paint or Allergen Hazards pages.
- Violation Reissuance: a certification program for old violations at certain buildings. It lets the owner certify reissued violations by new dates. Not every violation or building qualifies.
What we file
S & M Expediting is a Class 2 filing representative and NYC-certified M/WBE, with more than 75 years of combined NYC expediting experience. We prepare HPD certifications of correction and HPD dismissal requests. On HPD violations we:
- pull the open violations from HPDONLINE and sort them by route: certify, dismissal request, documentation, or reissuance
- prepare the certification of correction for violations still within their certification period, either the NOV certification or HPD’s replacement form when the original NOV is missing, ready for the owner to sign and have notarized
- prepare the Dismissal Request application for violations that are overdue or were falsely certified, and send it to the HPD unit named on the application
- check DOB and ECB records at the same time, since a sale or refinance usually needs all of them cleared
Who does the corrective work
We will work with the contractor you have, or if not, we will recommend one from our network.
Related
- How to remove a violation
- What is an ECB violation, and how do I check my property?
- Unpaid violations: DOB and ECB penalties
Contact us with the property address and we will look up the violations on record.
