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How order 522 is actually enforced

• 403 notices (3.1%) sit at not complied with: the deadline passed and HPD found the condition unrepaired.
• 63 certifications of repair were rejected by HPD. 13 of those are recorded as false certification: the owner certified a repair that inspection did not confirm.
• 83 repairs were certified after the deadline.
• 1,238 notices (9.4%) are reissues: the violation was written, not fixed, and written again.
• 3,575 notices (27.2%) were dismissed.

Open order-522 violations by borough

Buildings with the most open order-522 violations

1. 1557 EAST NEW YORK AVENUE, BROOKLYN · 9 open
2. 564 BRADFORD STREET, BROOKLYN · 8 open
3. 197 LENOX AVENUE, MANHATTAN · 7 open
4. 774 HERKIMER STREET, BROOKLYN · 7 open
5. 1519 EAST 172 STREET, BRONX · 6 open
6. 1017 45 STREET, BROOKLYN · 6 open
7. 913 47 STREET, BROOKLYN · 6 open
8. 580 BRISTOL STREET, BROOKLYN · 6 open
9. 205 EAST 9 STREET, BROOKLYN · 6 open
10. 705 EAST 189 STREET, BRONX · 6 open

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The law behind this order

Order 522is 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.