The laws
Every duty has a name, a date and a source.
The duties Stoop tracks, by name and agency. The most common have a guide in plain words, from the City’s own pages.
The duties with a guide
Facade inspections
Every five years, for buildings taller than six stories.
Parapet observations
Every year, for parapets that face the street.
Gas piping inspections
Every four years, in your community district’s year.
Boiler inspections
An inspection every calendar year, filed within 45 days.
Elevator inspections
An inspection and a safety test every year, per device.
Water tanks
Inspected every year; results due January 15.
Cooling towers
Certified every year by November 1.
The annual notice
Delivered to every apartment from January 1 to 15.
Lead paint
Yearly checks where a child under six lives.
Steam radiators
Every two years where a child under six lives.
Pests and mold
Every apartment checked for pests and mold each year.
Heat and hot water
Heat October 1 to May 31, hot water all year.
Natural gas alarms
In apartments with gas by January 1, 2027.
Building emissions
An emissions report every year by May 1.
Benchmarking and grades
Energy use reported by May 1; the grade posted each fall.
Energy audits
An energy audit every ten years, set by the tax block.
HPD registration
Register every year by September 1.
Bedbug report
Filed every year, December 1 to 31.
Rent registration
Registered as of April 1, filed by July 31.
Tax challenges
Apply by March 1, or March 15 for class 1.
Checked against the City’s pages on November 13, 2026. Rules change; each page links to its source. Nothing here is legal advice. All guides and downloads
All duties
Every duty Stoop tracks, by group.
Not every duty applies to every building. Stoop reads your building’s records and lists the ones that do, each with its date. The ones with a guide link to it.
Structure and envelope
The walls, parapets, sheds and machines DOB inspects on a cycle.
- Facade inspections (FISP)DOBPlain wordsRead
- Parapet observationsDOBPlain wordsRead
- Retaining wall inspectionsDOB
- Sidewalk sheds and scaffoldsDOB
- Gas piping inspections (LL152)DOBPlain wordsRead
- Elevator inspections and testsDOBPlain wordsRead
- Boiler inspections and registrationDOB and DEPPlain wordsRead
- Certificate of OccupancyDOB
Fire, alarms and life safety
Detectors in every apartment, sprinklers and alarms, and the water tank on the roof.
- Natural gas detectors (LL157)HPDPlain wordsRead
- Smoke and carbon monoxide alarmsHPD
- Stove knob covers (LL117)HPD
- Gas leak notice (LL153)HPD
- Sprinklers and standpipesFDNY
- Fire alarm systemsFDNY
- Fire extinguishersFDNY
- Exit signs and emergency lightsFDNY
- Fire safety guide and noticesFDNY
- Backflow preventionDEP
- Rooftop water tank inspectionsHealth DepartmentPlain wordsRead
- Cooling towersHealth Department and DOBPlain wordsRead
Energy and emissions
The energy laws for larger buildings, all filed with DOB.
Inside the apartments
Lead paint, window guards, allergens, pests and radiators: duties that follow young children and new tenants.
Registrations and tenant duties
The filings that keep a building registered, and the notices every tenant gets.
- HPD property registrationHPDPlain wordsRead
- Heat and hot waterHPDPlain wordsRead
- Bedbug reportHPDPlain wordsRead
- Smoking policyHealth Department
- Tenant guide and building signsHPD
- Rent registrationDHCRPlain wordsRead
- Ownership disclosure for non-US LLCsNY Department of State
- Certification of No HarassmentHPD
- Tenant protection plansDOB
- Section 8 and CityFHEPS inspectionsHPD, NYCHA and HRA
- Loft Law registrationLoft Board
- Building service prevailing wageComptroller
Taxes and money
The statements behind the tax bill, the benefits that can be lost, and the water bill.
- Income and expense statement (RPIE)DOF
- Tax assessment challengesTax CommissionPlain wordsRead
- Co-op and condo abatementDOF
- Tax benefits and the lien saleDOF
- Water and sewer billsDEP
Sanitation, sidewalk and street
Bins, composting, snow, the sidewalk and the street tree: the duties that show at the curb.
- Trash binsDSNY
- Curbside compostingDSNY
- Recycling and signsDSNY
- Sidewalk cleaning, snow and repairDSNY and DOT
- Street treesParks
- Commercial Waste ZonesDSNY
When the City writes
Violations, summonses and hearings, from the first notice to a closed record.
- HPD violationsHPD
- DOB violations and ECB summonsesDOB
- OATH hearings and appealsOATH
- Clearing old violationsDOB
- Emergency repair chargesHPD
Names and agencies only. Your building’s dates come from its own records. Rules change, and nothing here is legal advice.
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