An HPD lead paint violation in NYC: what the citywide record shows.
lead paint violations on HPD's citywide record as of September 9, 2026
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HPD's record carries 76,241 of them citywide as of September 9, 2026, and the number that matters for an HPD lead paint violation in NYC is 67,932: the Class C count, 89.1% of the category, where the correction window is 24 hours. 20.5% of those have ever been certified corrected. 39,338 are more than a year old with no certification on file.
What this means
Lead paint violations where a child may reside are among the most serious items HPD issues. Abatement must be performed by certified firms and the correction certified with the agency.
If you own or manage the building. An lead paint violation stays on the building's public record until a certification is accepted, and it surfaces at sale, refinance and permit. 669 lead paint violations citywide already read Not Complied With.
If you clear violations for a living. 39,338 Class C lead paint violations are more than a year old with no certification on file, 57.9% 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 lead paint guide measures abatement against every other kind.
Lead paint by borough
The five boroughs do not carry lead paint equally. Bronx holds 31,555 violations and Staten Island 575. Certification splits them differently again, from 21.8% in Brooklyn down to 13.8% in Staten Island.
| Borough | Violations | Class C | Class C certified | Median days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bronx | 31,555 | 28,612 | 21.5% | 37 |
| Brooklyn | 23,788 | 20,651 | 21.8% | 33 |
| Manhattan | 11,415 | 10,404 | 20.0% | 37 |
| Queens | 8,908 | 7,766 | 15.0% | 34 |
| Staten Island | 575 | 499 | 13.8% | 31 |
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 lead paint violations stop
Every lead paint violation on the record carries a status, and the distribution is the shape of the category's follow-through. Violation Closed is the most common; Not Complied With sits on 0.9% of the category, meaning the certify-by date passed unanswered.
| Current status | Violations | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violation Closed | 42,765 | 56.1% |
| Nov Sent Out | 18,223 | 23.9% |
| Defect Letter Issued | 6,115 | 8.0% |
| First No Access To Re- Inspect Violation | 3,816 | 5.0% |
| Certification Postponment Granted | 1,685 | 2.2% |
| Violation Will Be Reinspected | 765 | 1.0% |
| Not Complied With | 669 | 0.9% |
| Certification Postponment Denied | 650 | 0.9% |
The eight most common statuses on lead paint violations citywide, out of 76,241. Each name links to its own page in the status glossary.
How lead paint 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, lead paint sits at 20.5%, and the citywide median time to an accepted certification is 35 days. Heat and hot water, 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 lead paint violations
How many lead paint violations does NYC have?
76,241 on HPD's housing maintenance code record as of September 9, 2026, of which 67,932 are Class C, the immediately hazardous class. Counted from our own copy of the city's published violation data, never an estimate.
Is a lead paint violation serious?
It depends on the class HPD's inspector assigned. 89.1% of lead paint 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 lead paint violation take to clear?
Where a certification is accepted at all, the citywide median is 35 days from inspection for Class C. 20.5% of Class C lead paint violations have ever been certified corrected, and 39,338 have stood open more than a year with nothing filed.
Does this page report a lead paint 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, Lead paint violations in New York City, counts by class, borough and status over HPD's Housing Maintenance Code Violations dataset, filtered to lead paint. Figures cover the record through September 9, 2026 and were read on September 12, 2026. https://violationscout.com/nyc/lead-paint
Counts over rows whose description matches lead paint; 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.