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Manhattan · ZIP 10039 · BIN 1083992 · Harlem (North) · Last violation Jul 24, 2026 · Last complaint Aug 14, 2026

NeighborhoodHarlem (North)
Above-average violations for the neighborhood
More violations than 69% of buildings and more complaints than 80% of buildings in Harlem (North). Size-normalized against residential buildings in the neighborhood for issues in the last 10 years.
ViolationsComplaints
Activity TrendsLast 5 years
More activity recently than in past years
Last 2 yrs: 453 violations · 1012 complaints
'21'26ViolationsComplaints
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Severityⓘopen violations
194 immediately hazardous (Class C) violations still open
Class C violations include lead paint, mold, pest infestations, heat/hot water failure, and structural hazards — the most serious category.
Class Cimmediately hazardous194Class Bhazardous513

What to watch forⓘ

  1. Hazardous violations are open, including mold and pests, building maintenance, and heat and hot water.
    Worth checking · AI-assistedⓘ
    Look for droppings, gnaw marks, or live pests in cabinets, under the sink, and along baseboards. Check that the kitchen range hood vents outside and doesn't just recirculate. Turn on the radiator or heating system to see if heat reaches the unit.
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    Deadlines vary by condition: immediate for heat and hot water, 14 days for self-closing doors, 21 days for lead paint, window guards, mold, and mice, cockroaches or rats, and 24 hours for everything else. They run from the date the owner is served, and mark when civil penalties can be sought in Housing Court. They are not a promise the condition is fixed by then. If the owner does not fix it, HPD can send its own contractor and bill them.

    • —Mold & pests — Rodent, cockroach, bedbug, or other pest infestation and extermination related issues.
    • —Bldg maintenance — Kitchen safety, fixtures, appliances, ventilation, or sanitation related issues.
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Housing Preservation & Development Violations
Total violations since 1973
1,255
23 per year avg.↑ Up 88% in the last 2 years (453 vs 241 prior 2 yrs)
Open violations
887
Class C (immed. haz.)ⓘ194
Class B (hazardous)ⓘ513
Rent-impairingⓘ128
Housing Preservation & Development Complaints
Total complaints since 2003
2,612
109 per year avg.↑ Up 152% in the last 2 years (1,012 vs 402 prior 2 yrs)
Complaint Resolution
No access16%Violation issued13%No violation27%Phone resolved40%Other6%(2,612)
Urgency breakdown
Last 12 mo.

Top violation categories

5 yrsAll time
Maintenanceⓘ274 violations
Water Supplyⓘ77 violations
Kitchen And Kitchenettesⓘ69 violations
Extermination & Rodent Eradicationⓘ63 violations
Egressⓘ53 violations
Heat And Hot Waterⓘ51 violations
Cleaningⓘ41 violations
Paintingⓘ37 violations
Top complaint groupsⓘ
5 yrsAll time
Heat / hot waterⓘ650 complaints
Mold & pestsⓘ201 complaints
Water & plumbingⓘ196 complaints
Safety & fireⓘ168 complaints
Bldg maintenanceⓘ136 complaints
Appliancesⓘ63 complaints
Electricalⓘ44 complaints
Adminⓘ3 complaints
Outdoor / structuralⓘ2 complaints
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Complaint log

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All categoriesHEAT/HOT WATERPLUMBINGGENERALUNSANITARY CONDITIONHEATINGAllOpenClosed
Type
See something wrong? File a complaint with 311
Heat / hot water — Lack of heat, hot water, or heating system related issues affecting tenants.

The violation list below shows which conditions are open and when each was cited. If one in your own apartment is still unaddressed, call 311.

  • NYC HPD, ABCs of Housing 2024 (Tenants' Guide) — violation classes
  • NYC HPD, Penalties and Fees — correction deadlines
  • Detector violations on record.
    Worth checking · AI-assistedⓘ
    Look at the walls near the smoke detector and ask the person showing the apartment: "When was this detector last tested?"
    details ▸

    Responsibility is split: the owner provides, installs, and replaces the detectors, while the tenant tests them monthly and replaces the batteries. An open violation means the owner has not yet certified to HPD that the condition was fixed, so a device may still be missing or dead at move-in. A tenant reimburses the owner for a newly installed device, $25 for a smoke or carbon monoxide detector and $50 for a combined unit, and is responsible for replacing one that goes missing or is damaged during the tenancy.

    On a viewing, look for a smoke alarm within fifteen feet of the door of each room used for sleeping, on the ceiling or just below it on the wall, and a carbon monoxide alarm at any height, including one plugged into a hallway outlet. Press the test button, and check that none have been painted over. A chirping alarm usually means a low battery, which is the tenant's to replace, but detectors also sound a separate end-of-life alarm when the device itself has to be replaced by the owner.

    • NYC HPD, ABCs of Housing 2024 (Tenants' Guide) — the requirement
    • NYC HPD, Smoke, Carbon Monoxide, and Natural Gas Detectors — responsibilities, placement, and reimbursement
    • Open violation ages
    ▪ < 30 days1% (8)
    ▪ 30–90 days5% (43)
    ▪ 3–12 months24% (216)
    ▪ 1–3 years32% (284)
    ▪ 3+ years38% (336)
    Prior 4 yr.
    Immed. Emergency1%2%
    Emergency74%66%
    Non-Emergency25%32%
    (762)
    (788)
    Status
    Apt
    Received
    Category
    No complaints match the current filters.
    No complaints match the current filters.