For NYC landlords · HPD property registration
HPD registration, every September 1, never missed.
Every multiple dwelling and every rented 1–2 family home registers with HPD each year. The registration number and the receipt sit on the building’s file, and you hear from us before the window closes.
- One record per building per year
- Reminders 30 and 7 days before Sep 1
- 14 days free, no card
- BldgHPD registration 2026Filed Jun 10 · no. 123456 · receipt attachedDone
- BldgHPD registration 2027Window opens May 21 · due Sep 1Soon
- BldgManaging agent changedReport the change within 5 daysDue
Sample data. Not real records.
Why the records matter
No registration, no standing.
An unregistered owner cannot certify violations, cannot ask HPD to dismiss them, and cannot sue a tenant for nonpayment. The registration number has to be on the petition.
The yearly deadline. The window opens May 21; changes to the owner or the managing agent are reported within 5 days.
NYC Admin Code §27-2097, §27-2099Civil penalty for not registering: $500–1,500 for buildings of five or fewer units, $1,000–5,000 for more.
NYC Admin Code §27-2107The registration fee, billed on the July 1 property tax statement. The form is still printed, signed and mailed after the online entry.
HPD, Register your propertyWhat the law asks
The registration HPD expects every year.
Every multiple dwelling (three or more units), and every 1–2 family home not lived in by the owner or the owner’s family. Condo and co-op boards register; individual unit owners do not.
Last verified Oct 13, 2026
- 01Register by September 1Online in PROS from May 21, then print, sign and mail the form to HPD. Record the date and the registration number; attach the receipt.
- 02Owner and managing agentBlock and lot, the owner (officers and 25%+ owners, partners), a managing agent who is a natural person over 21 in NYC, and a 24-hour emergency phone. No PO boxes.
- 03Changes within 5 daysA new owner, officer or managing agent is reported within 5 days; a 1–2 family home that stops being owner-occupied is registered within 10 days.
- 04The serial-number signPosted in the building, with the managing agent on every rent bill. Rent-stabilized buildings add the stabilization sign from January 23, 2026.
- 05A receipt you can showThe registration number goes on every violation certification, every dismissal request and every nonpayment petition. Keep the receipt where you can find it.
Your year
One date a year, plus the changes.
- May 21The window opensRegister in PROS for the year ahead; the $13 fee lands on the July 1 tax statement.
- Sep 1Registration dueOnline entry done, form signed and mailed. Record the number and attach the receipt.
- Within 5 daysAny changeA new owner, officer, managing agent or emergency contact is reported at once.
How it works
Every unit, every deadline, every report. One file.
- 01
Add your buildings
Address, year built and every unit. Type them in or import a CSV from your spreadsheet.
- 02
See what each unit owes
The app works out what every unit needs under your city’s law, and when. You get a reminder before each deadline.
- 03
Log it on your phone
Notices, tenant replies, visits, clearances and certificates, each with its date and the report or photo.
- 04
Hand over one file
When HPD asks, download every record for a building as one PDF, in the order HPD asks for them.
Pricing
14 days free. Then a plan by your units.
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.
Starter
Up to 10 units
$9/ month
or $90 a year
A house with a rented unit, a two- or three-family, a small building.
Building
Up to 40 units
$39/ month
or $390 a year
A few buildings, or one larger one.
Portfolio
Up to 120 units
$99/ month
or $990 a year
A portfolio across the city.
Manager
Up to 500 units
$349/ month
or $3490 a year
A management company.
Over 500 units: from $0.40 a unit a month, at least $349 a month, billed yearly on an invoice. Email [email protected].
FAQ
Straight answers.
Something else? Email [email protected]
Pre-1960 building? See Local Law 1 lead recordsDoes ViolationProof register the building for me?
No. Registration is yours to do in HPD’s PROS system, with the signed form by mail. ViolationProof tells you when the window opens and the deadline nears, and keeps the number and the receipt on the building’s file so you can produce them.
My building has two units and I live in one. Do I register?
No. A 1–2 family home lived in by the owner or the owner’s family is not registered. Once a unit is rented to someone outside the family, register within 10 days of the change.
What happens if I skip a year?
HPD can fine $500–1,500 for a building of five or fewer units and $1,000–5,000 for a larger one. Until you register you cannot certify violations, request dismissals or sue a tenant for nonpayment, because the petition needs the registration number.
Does it work with the lead records?
Yes. The registration sits next to the Local Law 1 records on the same building, in the same records file, with the same team and the same reminders.
Start
Your buildings, registered on time.
Add your buildings and units, record this year’s registration with its number, and see the next deadline on every building. 14 days free, no card; then from $9 a month.
Start free- 14 days free, no card
- Sign in with a code from your email, no password
- Your records stay yours: download the file any time, even on the free Archive plan
Units somewhere we don’t cover yet, or a question about your city’s law? Tell us where you are, and we write back.
Sources
- NYC Administrative Code §27-2097 to §27-2109 (registration of owners)
- NYC Administrative Code §27-2107 (penalties, consequences of not registering)
- HPD: Register your property
- PROS, HPD’s Property Registration Online System
This page summarizes NYC Administrative Code §27-2097 to §27-2109 (HPD property registration) for owners. It is not legal advice. ViolationProof is not affiliated with NYC HPD or the U.S. EPA.