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For NYC landlords · Facades (Local Law 11)

Your facade report, in your window.

A building over six stories files a facade report once a cycle, in a two-year window its tax block sets. SWARMP conditions are repaired by the report’s date; Unsafe ones need protection at once and repairs within 90 days. The window, the report and every repair sit on the building’s file.

Start free What the law asks
  • Your Cycle 10 window from the tax block
  • SWARMP and Unsafe followed through
  • 14 days free, no card
412 W 148th StBuilt 1931 · 12 stories
  • BldgFacade report, Cycle 9BFiled Nov 3, 2022 · SWARMPDone
  • BldgFacade repairs (SWARMP)Repaired Jun 12, 2024 · permit signed offDone
  • BldgFacade report, Cycle 10BWindow open until Feb 21, 2028Due

Sample data. Not real records.

Why the records matter

Two years to file, every cycle.

Cycle 10 runs from February 21, 2025 to February 20, 2030. Each building files once, in the two-year window its tax block sets.

Feb 21

Cycle 10’s windows by the last digit of the tax block: A (4, 5, 6, 9) to Feb 21, 2027; B (0, 7, 8) Feb 21, 2026 to Feb 21, 2028; C (1, 2, 3) Feb 21, 2027 to Feb 21, 2029.

1 RCNY §103-04(c)(4)(v); DOB service notice, Feb 24, 2025
$1,000

A month from the day after the window closes until an acceptable report is filed, plus $5,000 for each year.

1 RCNY §103-04(d)(1), (2)
90 days

From an Unsafe report to its repairs, with public protection at once and the amended report within 2 weeks of the repair.

NYC Admin Code §28-302.5; 1 RCNY §103-04(c)(5)

What the law asks

One report a cycle, every condition followed.

Buildings over six stories, counting any wall or part of a wall above six stories, whatever the certificate of occupancy says. Six stories plus a cellar more than half above ground at any wall is covered too. DOB’s FISP list is a guide; identifying the building is the owner’s responsibility.

Last verified Oct 14, 2026

  1. 01The critical examinationBy a qualified exterior wall inspector (QEWI): every exterior wall and appurtenance, close up from a scaffold at least every 60 feet along each street-facing side. Drones and photos do not replace it.
  2. 02The technical report, in your windowFiled in DOB NOW within 60 days of the examination, $425, with a copy to the owner. A rejected report is refiled within 45 days.
  3. 03SWARMP: repairs by the report’s dateSafe today, but needing repair within one to five years. Repaired by the date the report set; a SWARMP condition still there next cycle is filed Unsafe, with a $2,000 penalty.
  4. 04Unsafe: protection now, repairs in 90 daysA sidewalk shed, fence or netting at once; repairs within 90 days of filing, or an extension (FISP1, up to 90 days, $305); the amended report within 2 weeks of the repair.
  5. 05The conditions certificateDOB issues it. Post it in a frame with a clear cover in the lobby or vestibule within 30 days.
  6. 06Your own recordsNo period is set for the owner. Keep this cycle’s report and the last at least: the next inspector compares with them, and a SWARMP condition carries over.

Your year

The facade cycle, on one calendar.

  1. Feb 21Your window opensTwo years, set by the last digit of the tax block.
  2. Within 60 daysFile the reportOf the examination, in DOB NOW.
  3. The report’s dateSWARMP repairsOne to five years out, as the report set.
  4. Within 90 daysUnsafe repairsProtection at once, the amended report two weeks after the repair.

How it works

Every unit, every deadline, every report. One file.

  1. 01

    Add your buildings

    Address, year built and every unit. Type them in or import a CSV from your spreadsheet.

  2. 02

    See what each unit owes

    The app lists what each unit owes under NYC’s laws as we read them, and when. You get a reminder before each deadline.

  3. 03

    Log it on your phone

    Notices, tenant replies, visits, clearances and certificates, each with its date and the report or photo.

  4. 04

    Hand over one file

    When HPD asks, download every record for a building as one PDF, in the order HPD asks for them.

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No card to start. Four plans by the number of units you track; pay yearly and two months are free. Common areas and buildings you have sold are not counted. Unlimited people, records and photos on every plan. Stop paying and the account moves to a free Archive plan: every record stays readable and downloadable, nothing new can be added.

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FAQ

Straight answers.

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Which window is mine?

The last digit of the tax block number decides: 4, 5, 6 or 9 is A, Feb 21, 2025 to Feb 21, 2027; 0, 7 or 8 is B, Feb 21, 2026 to Feb 21, 2028; 1, 2 or 3 is C, Feb 21, 2027 to Feb 21, 2029. DOB’s FISP list shows the sub-cycle it has for your building.

My building has exactly six stories. Is it covered?

Only if a wall or part of a wall rises above six stories, or the cellar is more than half above ground at any exterior wall. ViolationProof leaves the law off for six stories until you switch it on.

When is Cycle 11?

Not set yet. Local Law 49 of 2025, in effect since October 1, 2026, lets DOB set intervals of 6 to 12 years by rule, and DOB has not published the new dates.

Does ViolationProof file with DOB?

No. Your QEWI files the report in DOB NOW. ViolationProof works out your window from the tax block, follows SWARMP and Unsafe conditions to the repair and the amended report, and keeps the reports on the building’s file.

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Add your buildings, record the last facade report and its condition, and see your window and every repair date. 14 days free, no card; then from $9 a month.

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Sources

This page summarizes NYC Administrative Code Article 302 and 1 RCNY §103-04 (Facade Inspection and Safety Program) for owners. It is not legal advice. ViolationProof is not affiliated with NYC DOB or the U.S. EPA.