An heat and hot water violation in NYC: what the citywide record shows.
heat and hot water violations on HPD's citywide record as of September 9, 2026
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An heat and hot water violation in NYC is one of 157,574 on HPD's record as of September 9, 2026. 148,537 of them are Class C, the immediately hazardous class, 94.3% of the category. Of those Class C violations 72,671 have ever been certified corrected, 48.9%, and 47,686 have stood open more than a year with nothing filed.
What this means
No heat in winter and no hot water year-round are immediately hazardous Class C conditions. The owner must restore service and certify the correction; the violation stays on the record until the agency accepts it.
If you own or manage the building. An heat and hot water violation stays on the building's public record until a certification is accepted, and it surfaces at sale, refinance and permit. 3,630 heat and hot water violations citywide already read Not Complied With.
If you clear violations for a living. 47,686 Class C heat and hot water violations are more than a year old with no certification on file, 32.1% of the class. That is the standing work, citywide.
If you rent here. Each of these was confirmed by an HPD inspector. The record shows whether a correction was certified, not whether the condition is gone. The heat guide measures the 24-hour standard against the record.
Heat and hot water by borough
Bronx carries the most heat and hot water violations of the five boroughs, 55,712, and Staten Island the fewest at 2,411. Volume is not the same as follow-through: Bronx certifies 55.1% of its Class C heat and hot water violations and Staten Island 33.5%.
| Borough | Violations | Class C | Class C certified | Median days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bronx | 55,712 | 52,543 | 55.1% | 9 |
| Brooklyn | 46,991 | 44,380 | 46.1% | 10 |
| Manhattan | 34,527 | 32,161 | 51.5% | 9 |
| Queens | 17,933 | 17,151 | 34.4% | 10 |
| Staten Island | 2,411 | 2,302 | 33.5% | 10 |
Each borough links to its own page for this category, with the monthly shape, the street concentration and the full status list. Median days is that borough's median from inspection to an accepted Class C certification.
Where heat and hot water violations stop
The status field is HPD saying where a case stands. Across heat and hot water violations citywide the most common is Violation Closed, and 2.3% carry Not Complied With, the status set once a certify-by date passes with no accepted certification.
| Current status | Violations | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violation Closed | 60,168 | 38.2% |
| Violation Dismissed | 49,967 | 31.7% |
| Nov Sent Out | 34,015 | 21.6% |
| Not Complied With | 3,630 | 2.3% |
| First No Access To Re- Inspect Violation | 2,805 | 1.8% |
| Invalid Certification | 2,437 | 1.5% |
| Nov Certified Late | 2,404 | 1.5% |
| Violation Will Be Reinspected | 919 | 0.6% |
The eight most common statuses on heat and hot water violations citywide, out of 157,574. Each name links to its own page in the status glossary.
How heat and hot water compares with the other five categories
This site tracks six categories of HPD housing violation. On the share of Class C violations ever certified corrected, heat and hot water sits at 48.9%, and the citywide median time to an accepted certification is 9 days. Lead paint, Vermin and pests, Mold, Water leaks, Electrical each carry the same tables for their own record, and the certificate of correction guide reads certification across all of them.
Common questions about NYC heat and hot water violations
How many heat and hot water violations does NYC have?
157,574 on HPD's housing maintenance code record as of September 9, 2026, of which 148,537 are Class C, the immediately hazardous class. Counted from our own copy of the city's published violation data, never an estimate.
Is a heat and hot water violation serious?
It depends on the class HPD's inspector assigned. 94.3% of heat and hot water violations are Class C, which carries a 24-hour correction window; the rest are Class A or B, at 90 and 30 days. What each class means is its own page.
How long does a heat and hot water violation take to clear?
Where a certification is accepted at all, the citywide median is 9 days from inspection for Class C. 48.9% of Class C heat and hot water violations have ever been certified corrected, and 47,686 have stood open more than a year with nothing filed.
Does this page report a heat and hot water condition or clear a violation?
No. It reads the public record. A condition inside an apartment is reported to 311; a correction is certified with HPD directly. Nothing here files, represents, or advises.
What this record does not tell you
It does not say whether a condition is gone. A violation with no certification may have been fixed the same week with nothing filed, or never touched, and the public record cannot separate the two. It carries no penalty amounts, no owner intent, and no prediction. It names no building and no owner on this page; to read one building's own record, use the form above.
Cite this page
ViolationScout, Heat and hot water violations in New York City, counts by class, borough and status over HPD's Housing Maintenance Code Violations dataset, filtered to heat and hot water. Figures cover the record through September 9, 2026 and were read on September 12, 2026. https://violationscout.com/nyc/heat-hot-water
Counts over rows whose description matches heat and hot water; certified means a certified date is on the row; median days is the median of certified date minus inspection date over Class C rows that carry both. Source: NYC Open Data. How every figure here is counted: /methodology.
Aggregates only; no building or owner is named on this page. Source: NYC Open Data, queried at this deploy. The record by borough, status codes decoded, the guides, citywide.