A leak violation in NYC: what the citywide record shows.
water leaks violations on HPD's citywide record as of September 9, 2026
See what is open on one building.
HPD's record carries 210,994 of them citywide as of September 9, 2026, and the number that matters for a leak violation in NYC is 27,119: the Class C count, 12.9% of the category, where the correction window is 24 hours. 34.5% of those have ever been certified corrected. 11,412 are more than a year old with no certification on file.
What this means
Active leaks cascade into mold, electrical, and structural items if left open. Leak violations frequently recur across units of the same building on the record.
If you own or manage the building. A water leaks violation stays on the building's public record until a certification is accepted, and it surfaces at sale, refinance and permit. 6,257 water leaks violations citywide already read Not Complied With.
If you clear violations for a living. 11,412 Class C water leaks violations are more than a year old with no certification on file, 42.1% 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.
Water leaks by borough
The five boroughs do not carry water leaks equally. Bronx holds 78,125 violations and Staten Island 3,657. Certification splits them differently again, from 40.4% in Bronx down to 21.7% in Queens.
| Borough | Violations | Class C | Class C certified | Median days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bronx | 78,125 | 9,742 | 40.4% | 14 |
| Brooklyn | 67,012 | 9,981 | 33.3% | 14 |
| Manhattan | 36,542 | 4,296 | 31.7% | 16 |
| Queens | 25,658 | 2,580 | 21.7% | 13 |
| Staten Island | 3,657 | 520 | 33.1% | 15 |
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 water leaks violations stop
Every water leaks violation on the record carries a status, and the distribution is the shape of the category's follow-through. Violation Dismissed is the most common; Not Complied With sits on 3.0% of the category, meaning the certify-by date passed unanswered.
| Current status | Violations | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violation Dismissed | 64,940 | 30.8% |
| Violation Closed | 64,834 | 30.7% |
| Nov Sent Out | 57,302 | 27.2% |
| First No Access To Re- Inspect Violation | 7,833 | 3.7% |
| Not Complied With | 6,257 | 3.0% |
| Violation Will Be Reinspected | 2,125 | 1.0% |
| Civ14 Mailed | 1,991 | 0.9% |
| Invalid Certification | 1,772 | 0.8% |
The eight most common statuses on water leaks violations citywide, out of 210,994. Each name links to its own page in the status glossary.
How water leaks 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, water leaks sits at 34.5%, and the citywide median time to an accepted certification is 14 days. Heat and hot water, Lead paint, Vermin and pests, Mold, 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 water leaks violations
How many water leaks violations does NYC have?
210,994 on HPD's housing maintenance code record as of September 9, 2026, of which 27,119 are Class C, the immediately hazardous class. Counted from our own copy of the city's published violation data, never an estimate.
Is a water leaks violation serious?
It depends on the class HPD's inspector assigned. 12.9% of water leaks 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 water leaks violation take to clear?
Where a certification is accepted at all, the citywide median is 14 days from inspection for Class C. 34.5% of Class C water leaks violations have ever been certified corrected, and 11,412 have stood open more than a year with nothing filed.
Does this page report a water leaks 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, Water leaks violations in New York City, counts by class, borough and status over HPD's Housing Maintenance Code Violations dataset, filtered to water leaks. Figures cover the record through September 9, 2026 and were read on September 12, 2026. https://violationscout.com/nyc/leaks
Counts over rows whose description matches water leaks; 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.