For NYC landlords · Boilers
Every boiler, inspected and filed, every year.
Each boiler is inspected once a year, January 1 to December 31, and the report goes into DOB NOW within 14 days. Defects are corrected within 90 days and affirmed by day 104. The cycle, the reports and the corrections sit on the building’s file, with each deadline counted for you.
- One cycle per boiler per year
- 14, 90 and 104 days counted
- 14 days free, no card
- BldgBoiler inspection 2026Inspected Mar 4 · defects to correctDone
- BldgFile the inspection reportFiled Mar 12 · tracking number on fileDone
- BldgCorrect the boiler defectsDue Jun 2 · then the affirmationDue
- BldgBoiler inspection 2027Any day Jan 1 – Dec 31Soon
Sample data. Not real records.
Why the records matter
A calendar year, three clocks.
The inspection belongs to the year. The report, the corrections and the affirmation each run from a date of their own.
The cycle runs January 1 to December 31: one inspection a year for a low-pressure boiler, an internal and an external one for a high-pressure boiler.
NYC Admin Code §28-303.2; 1 RCNY §103-01, §103-05From the inspection to its report in DOB NOW, $30 per boiler. A late report is taken until January 14 of the next year at $50 a month, up to $600; after that it has expired: $1,000 and a new inspection.
NYC Admin Code §28-303.7; 1 RCNY §103-01(c), (e), (f)To correct the defects the inspection found, then 14 days to file the affirmation of correction, and never more than 104 days after the inspection.
NYC Admin Code §28-303.7.1; DOB, Boiler complianceWhat the law asks
An inspection a year, a report in 14 days.
Every boiler in a residential building of six units or more, and in any commercial or mixed-use building. Low-pressure boilers in residential buildings of five units or fewer are exempt, and so is a boiler inside one apartment that heats only that apartment.
Last verified Oct 14, 2026
- 01The yearly inspectionBy a qualified boiler inspector between January 1 and December 31: the boiler, its controls and safety devices, the flue to the chimney and the combustion air. Low-pressure inspections at least six months apart.
- 02High pressure: internal and externalAn insurance company’s inspector does both, about six months apart, and tells DOB 10 days before the internal one. Tenants get 48 hours’ notice of the shutdown, at each unit and in the lobby.
- 03The report in DOB NOW, 14 daysThe inspector files it in DOB NOW: Safety, $30 per boiler. Keep the report and its tracking number: DOB accepts either as proof.
- 04Defects: 90 days, then the affirmationCorrect them within 90 days of the inspection, and file the affirmation of correction within 14 days of the correction. DOB grants up to two 45-day extensions, asked for before the deadline, $15 each.
- 05104 days, the hard stopAn affirmation filed more than 104 days after the inspection is rejected as expired, and the failure-to-correct penalty is $1,000 per boiler.
- 06A boiler removedWritten notice within 30 days of the removal, filed by a licensed professional in DOB NOW: Build.
Your year
The boiler year, on one calendar.
- Jan 1 – Dec 31InspectAny day in the cycle; a high-pressure boiler twice, about six months apart.
- Within 14 daysFile the reportIn DOB NOW, $30 per boiler. Record the tracking number.
- Within 90 daysCorrect the defectsThen the affirmation within 14 days, never after day 104.
- By Jan 14Last day for a late reportWith the late penalty. After it, the report has expired.
How it works
Every unit, every deadline, every report. One file.
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Which boilers need the yearly inspection?
Every boiler in a residential building of six units or more, and in any commercial or mixed-use building. Exempt: low-pressure boilers in residential buildings of five units or fewer, and a boiler inside one apartment that serves only that apartment.
What does a missed inspection cost?
A report not filed by January 14 of the next year has expired: the failure-to-file penalty is $1,000 per boiler, and the violation stays on the property until it is paid and a current report is filed. Open boiler violations hold up a final certificate of occupancy.
Is it 45 days to file, or 14?
14. Local Law 126 of 2021 changed the deadlines from January 1, 2022: 14 days to file the report, 90 days to correct defects. Some DOB pages still show the old 45 and 180 days.
Does ViolationProof file with DOB?
No. Your inspector files the report in DOB NOW. ViolationProof counts the cycle, the 14 days, the 90 days and the 104-day stop, and keeps the reports and tracking numbers on the building’s file.
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Your boilers, filed on time.
Add your buildings, record this year’s inspection and its report, and see the next deadline for each boiler. 14 days free, no card; then from $9 a month.
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Sources
- NYC Administrative Code §28-303.2 (yearly inspection)
- NYC Administrative Code §28-303.7 (the report)
- NYC Administrative Code §28-303.7.1 (corrections)
- 1 RCNY §103-01 (low-pressure boilers)
- 1 RCNY §103-05 (high-pressure boilers)
- DOB Buildings Bulletin 2025-001
- DOB: Boiler compliance
- DOB: Boiler FAQ
- DOB Service Notice: new periodic boiler inspection requirements (Dec 30, 2021)
This page summarizes NYC Administrative Code §28-303 and 1 RCNY §103-01, §103-05 (boiler inspections) for owners. It is not legal advice. ViolationProof is not affiliated with NYC DOB or the U.S. EPA.