Department of Buildings
Gas piping inspections (Local Law 152 of 2016)
Most buildings need their gas piping inspected by a Licensed Master Plumber at least every four years, in the year set for their community district.
The clock
When it comes due
- 2026: community districts 4, 6, 8, 9 and 16, due December 31
- 2027: districts 11, 12, 14, 15 and 17
- 2028: districts 1, 3 and 10
- 2029: districts 2, 5, 7, 13 and 18
Finder
Find your inspection year
Tap your community district number.
Your inspection year and due date will show here.
Not sure of your district? DOB points owners to City Planning’s community district profiles, where you can search your address. Or look up your building and Stoop finds it for you. One- and two-family homes are exempt.
- Who it applies to
- All buildings except one- and two-family homes and other R-3 occupancies (and the listed DOF classes)
- When
- At least once every four years, by December 31 of the building’s cycle year, set by community district
- 2026: districts 4, 6, 8, 9, 16
- 2027: districts 11, 12, 14, 15, 17
- 2028: districts 1, 3, 10
- 2029: districts 2, 5, 7, 13, 18
- Who does it
- A Licensed Master Plumber, or a qualified person under the LMP; GPS1 report to the owner within 30 days; the owner files the GPS2 certification with DOB within 60 days; one 180-day extension per cycle
- What happens next
- Late filing may bring a $5,000 civil penalty (DOB’s page). Buildings with no gas piping still file a GPS2 saying so
What Stoop does
- Reads your community district and sets your cycle year
- Tracks the 30-day report and the 60-day certification after the inspection
- Keeps the certification on the record, with a name on it
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