HPD Violations Search
Enter any NYC address and read the building's housing-code record before you sign anything.
What HPD violations are
HPD — the Department of Housing Preservation and Development — inspects NYC apartments for housing-code conditions: heat, hot water, mold, pests, leaks, lead paint. When an inspector confirms a problem, it becomes a violation on the building's public file. The listing tells you what the apartment looks like. The file tells you how the building behaves.
The three classes
Class A — non-hazardous
Minor conditions.
The landlord gets 90 days to fix it.
Class B — hazardous
Leaks, mold, vermin.
30 days.
Class C — immediately hazardous
No heat, no hot water, lead paint, broken locks.
The landlord is legally required to fix a Class C within 24 hours.
How to read a violation record
The useful question isn't "does this building have violations" — most NYC buildings have something on file, and a flag is a heads-up, not a dealbreaker. The useful question is "how long have they been open." A Class C fixed last month is a building where things break and get repaired. A Class C that's been open for years is a building telling you exactly how the next lease will go. Read for pattern: the same condition every winter, hazardous violations that never close, counts that stand out against comparable buildings.
HPD vs. DOB
HPD covers whether the apartment is livable. The Department of Buildings covers whether the building is sound — structure, construction, elevators, boilers, facades. The same address can have records with both agencies, in separate systems. A VeriCrib report reads both, together.
FAQ
How do I check HPD violations by address?
Enter the address in the search above. You'll get the building's report: HPD violations alongside complaints, filings, litigation, and landlord history — read and translated into a clear verdict, not a raw data dump. Your first three reports are full reports, free.
What's the difference between Class A, B, and C violations?
Severity and deadline. Class A is non-hazardous (90 days to fix), Class B is hazardous (30 days), Class C is immediately hazardous (24 hours). The open date matters more than the count.
Are HPD violations a dealbreaker?
Usually not on their own — most buildings have something on file. What matters is pattern: repeated conditions, hazardous violations that stay open, a record that looks bad next to comparable buildings.
Is this the official HPD database?
No. HPD's own portal is HPD Online, and the records are public. VeriCrib reads the city's records across many sources — HPD among them — and turns them into one plain-language report with a verdict.