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How order 521 is actually enforced

• 1,110 notices (3.0%) sit at not complied with: the deadline passed and HPD found the condition unrepaired.
• 124 certifications of repair were rejected by HPD. 27 of those are recorded as false certification: the owner certified a repair that inspection did not confirm.
• 254 repairs were certified after the deadline.
• 10,519 notices (28.5%) are reissues: the violation was written, not fixed, and written again.
• 7,044 notices (19.1%) were dismissed.

Open order-521 violations by borough

Buildings with the most open order-521 violations

1. 9 FT WASHINGTON AVENUE, MANHATTAN · 23 open
2. 415 WEST 128 STREET, MANHATTAN · 18 open
3. 465 WEST 157 STREET, MANHATTAN · 17 open
4. 60 HERKIMER STREET, BROOKLYN · 17 open
5. 311 EAST 3 STREET, MANHATTAN · 17 open
6. 79 POST AVENUE, MANHATTAN · 16 open
7. 32-28 48 STREET, QUEENS · 15 open
8. 530 WEST 144 STREET, MANHATTAN · 14 open
9. 2 WEBSTER AVENUE, BROOKLYN · 13 open
10. 91-15 LAMONT AVENUE, QUEENS · 13 open

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The law behind this order

Order 521is HPD’s standard wording for one kind of condition. The legal duty it enforces is NYC Housing Maintenance Code § 27-2005, "Duties of owner". The section page carries the statute text, the measured cure times and the full enforcement record.

§ 27-2005 Duties of owner · Browse open § 27-2005 records in the live feed · All violation codes

Counted from HPD’s Housing Maintenance Code Violations dataset by order number. Figures recomputed Aug 7, 2026.