A vermin violation in NYC: what the citywide record shows.
vermin and pests violations on HPD's citywide record as of September 9, 2026
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What a vermin violation in NYC turns into is on the record: 211,266 citywide as of September 9, 2026, 93.8% of them Class C, 198,214 violations, and 66,381 of those more than a year old with nothing filed. The share ever certified corrected is 51.5%.
What this means
Rodent and roach conditions are hazardous violations that require eradication and, in repeat cases, integrated pest management. Open items compound quickly across inspections.
If you own or manage the building. A vermin and pests violation stays on the building's public record until a certification is accepted, and it surfaces at sale, refinance and permit. 14,485 vermin and pests violations citywide already read Not Complied With.
If you clear violations for a living. 66,381 Class C vermin and pests violations are more than a year old with no certification on file, 33.5% 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.
Vermin and pests by borough
Where vermin and pests violations sit, and where they get cleared, are two different maps. Bronx has the most on record at 89,601; Bronx has the best Class C certification rate at 56.0%, against 43.1% in Queens.
| Borough | Violations | Class C | Class C certified | Median days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bronx | 89,601 | 86,929 | 56.0% | 26 |
| Brooklyn | 61,899 | 57,477 | 49.7% | 26 |
| Manhattan | 34,477 | 34,401 | 47.4% | 27 |
| Queens | 20,636 | 16,376 | 43.1% | 25 |
| Staten Island | 4,653 | 3,031 | 48.9% | 30 |
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 vermin and pests violations stop
Read the status and you know what happened. Violation Dismissed leads the category citywide, and 6.9% of vermin and pests violations read Not Complied With: a missed certify-by date, with no accepted certification on file.
| Current status | Violations | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violation Dismissed | 69,509 | 32.9% |
| Violation Closed | 45,524 | 21.5% |
| Notice Of Issuance Sent To Tenant | 41,706 | 19.7% |
| Not Complied With | 14,485 | 6.9% |
| First No Access To Re- Inspect Violation | 11,860 | 5.6% |
| Nov Sent Out | 9,952 | 4.7% |
| Defect Letter Issued | 8,703 | 4.1% |
| Violation Will Be Reinspected | 2,356 | 1.1% |
The eight most common statuses on vermin and pests violations citywide, out of 211,266. Each name links to its own page in the status glossary.
How vermin and pests 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, vermin and pests sits at 51.5%, and the citywide median time to an accepted certification is 27 days. Heat and hot water, Lead paint, 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 vermin and pests violations
How many vermin and pests violations does NYC have?
211,266 on HPD's housing maintenance code record as of September 9, 2026, of which 198,214 are Class C, the immediately hazardous class. Counted from our own copy of the city's published violation data, never an estimate.
Is a vermin and pests violation serious?
It depends on the class HPD's inspector assigned. 93.8% of vermin and pests 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 vermin and pests violation take to clear?
Where a certification is accepted at all, the citywide median is 27 days from inspection for Class C. 51.5% of Class C vermin and pests violations have ever been certified corrected, and 66,381 have stood open more than a year with nothing filed.
Does this page report a vermin and pests 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, Vermin and pests violations in New York City, counts by class, borough and status over HPD's Housing Maintenance Code Violations dataset, filtered to vermin and pests. Figures cover the record through September 9, 2026 and were read on September 12, 2026. https://violationscout.com/nyc/vermin
Counts over rows whose description matches vermin and pests; 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.