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Manhattan · ZIP 10029 · BIN 1085255 · East Harlem (South) · Last violation Sep 30, 2026 · Last complaint Oct 1, 2026

NeighborhoodEast Harlem (South)
Above-average violations for the neighborhood
More violations than 70% of buildings and more complaints than 83% of buildings in East Harlem (South). Size-normalized against residential buildings in the neighborhood for issues in the last 10 years.
ViolationsComplaints
Activity TrendsLast 5 years
A steady level of activity over time
Last 2 yrs: 213 violations · 482 complaints
'21'26ViolationsComplaints
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Severityⓘopen violations
10 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 hazardous10Class Bhazardous21

What to watch forⓘ

  1. Hazardous violations are open, including mold and pests, and fire safety.
    Worth checking · AI-assistedⓘ
    Look for droppings, live insects, or damage to walls, cabinets, and floors in the kitchen and bathrooms. Check that stairwell doors, fire escape doors, and basement exit doors open fully and are not blocked.
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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.
    • —Safety & fire — Blocked, unsafe, or inaccessible exits, hallways, stairs, or fire escape routes.

    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.

    • ABCs of Housing
Housing Preservation & Development Violations
Total violations since 1999
884
32 per year avg.↑ Up 223% in the last 2 years (213 vs 66 prior 2 yrs)
Open violations
36
Class C (immed. haz.)ⓘ10
Class B (hazardous)ⓘ21
Rent-impairingⓘ1
Housing Preservation & Development Complaints
Total complaints since 2003
2,426
101 per year avg.↑ Up 201% in the last 2 years (482 vs 160 prior 2 yrs)
Complaint Resolution
No access14%Violation issued17%No violation49%Phone resolved20%Other0%(2,426)
Urgency breakdown
Last 12 mo.

Top violation categories

5 yrsAll time
Maintenanceⓘ357 violations
Paintingⓘ75 violations
Water Supplyⓘ74 violations
Egressⓘ66 violations
Extermination & Rodent Eradicationⓘ64 violations
Cleaningⓘ59 violations
Smoke Detecting Devicesⓘ44 violations
Carbon Monoxide Detecting Devicesⓘ42 violations
Top complaint groupsⓘ
5 yrsAll time
Heat / hot waterⓘ543 complaints
Water & plumbingⓘ510 complaints
Bldg maintenanceⓘ507 complaints
Mold & pestsⓘ344 complaints
Electricalⓘ99 complaints
Appliancesⓘ99 complaints
Safety & fireⓘ21 complaints
Elevatorⓘ7 complaints
Adminⓘ6 complaints
Outdoor / structuralⓘ3 complaints
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  • NYC HPD, Penalties and Fees
  • Heat or hot water problems reported in the last five years.
    Worth checking · AI-assistedⓘ
    Turn on a faucet in the kitchen and bathroom and feel whether hot water arrives, and check radiators or baseboards for warmth when the heat is on.
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    Heat is required October 1 through May 31: at least 68°F from 6am to 10pm when it is below 55°F outside, and 62°F overnight whatever the temperature outside. Hot water must be at least 120°F, 24 hours a day, all year.

    If your apartment is colder than that, file a complaint with 311 and keep the service request number so you can track it. Never use a gas oven or range for heat, which can produce dangerous levels of carbon monoxide.

    • ABCs of Housing
  • 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?"
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    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.

    • ABCs of Housing
    • NYC HPD, Smoke, Carbon Monoxide, and Natural Gas Detectors
    • Open violation ages
    ▪ < 30 days44% (16)
    ▪ 30–90 days8% (3)
    ▪ 3–12 months22% (8)
    ▪ 1–3 years14% (5)
    ▪ 3+ years11% (4)
    Prior 4 yr.
    Immed. Emergency3%1%
    Emergency68%54%
    Non-Emergency29%45%
    (370)
    (309)