N.Y.C. Admin. Code tit. 27, ch. 2 § 27-2017.11
Reporting (New York City Housing Maintenance Code)
Operative Text
a. Within four months after the close of the first fiscal year that begins after the effective date of the local law that added this section, and within four months after the close of each fiscal year thereafter, the commissioner shall provide to the council a written report on the department's implementation of this article during the preceding fiscal year. Such report shall include, at a minimum, an analysis of the department's program, a detailed statement of revenue and expenditures and a statistical section designed to provide a detailed explanation of the department's enforcement including, but not limited to, the following: 1. The number of complaints for visible mold, indoor mold hazards, and pests in dwelling units, disaggregated by city or non-city ownership of the building which is the subject of the complaint; 2. The number of inspections by the department pursuant to this article, disaggregated by the city or non-city ownership of the building where the inspection occurred; 3. The number of violations issued by the department pursuant to this article; 4. The number of violations issued pursuant to this article that were certified as corrected by the owner, the number of such certifications that did not result in the removal of such violations, and the number of civil actions brought by the department against such owners; 5. The number of jobs performed in which violations issued pursuant to this article were corrected by the department, the total amount spent by the department to correct the conditions that resulted in the violations, and the average amount spent per dwelling unit to correct such conditions; 6. A statistical profile with geographic indexing, such as by community district, council district, and/or zip code, of multiple dwellings in which violations are placed, indicating the ages and general condition of the multiple dwellings and other factors relevant to the prevalence of indoor mold hazards and pests, which may include asthma rates in the relevant community, outstanding violations, and emergency repair charges; and. 7. The number of trainings conducted for owners and building maintenance personnel on the appropriate work methods for controlling and removing indoor allergen hazards in rental housing. b. The department of health and mental hygiene shall annually prepare and publicly post on the Environmental and Health Data Portal a statistical profile on asthma rates in the population, including asthma-related hospitalizations and asthma-related emergency department visits, city wide and by neighborhoods, based on the most recently available data. These data shall be utilized by the department to target intervention efforts to reduce the prevalence of asthma allergens. (L.L. 2018/055, 1/19/2018, eff. 1/19/2019)
N.Y.C. Admin. Code § 27-2017.11 establishes an annual reporting requirement tied to the city's indoor allergen hazard and pest enforcement program. Each year, within four months after the close of the fiscal year, the Department of Housing Preservation and Development must deliver a written report to the City Council covering complaints, inspections, violations, correction rates, remediation costs, and geographic profiles of affected buildings. Separately, the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene must annually publish asthma-rate data on the Environmental and Health Data Portal, which the housing department is then expected to use when targeting its enforcement efforts.
Plain English — not legal advice.
Under § 27-2017.11, the city's enforcement activity related to mold, indoor allergen hazards, and pests in rental buildings is subject to systematic annual review and public reporting. Compliant operators generally maintain accurate records of any violations issued under this article, correction certifications, and remediation work, since that data feeds directly into the statistical sections of the commissioner's report. Owners of buildings in community districts flagged in the geographic profiles may find their properties subject to heightened scrutiny, making proactive maintenance and documented corrective action consistent with good operating practice.
General guidance for property managers — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult an attorney for advice on your case.
Section 27-2017.11 gives tenants an indirect but meaningful transparency tool: the annual report submitted to the City Council must include complaint counts, inspection numbers, violation issuance and correction rates, and neighborhood-level profiles of buildings with mold and pest violations. Tenants can review these publicly available reports to understand enforcement patterns in their community district or zip code, and can cross-reference asthma data posted on the Environmental and Health Data Portal. Those dealing with unresolved mold or pest conditions may find it useful to consult a tenant-rights organization or contact the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development to understand how complaints under this article are tracked and acted upon.
General guidance for tenants — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult a tenant-rights organization or attorney for advice on your case.
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