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How order 523 is actually enforced

• 92 notices (5.1%) sit at not complied with: the deadline passed and HPD found the condition unrepaired.
• 19 certifications of repair were rejected by HPD. 5 of those are recorded as false certification: the owner certified a repair that inspection did not confirm.
• 13 repairs were certified after the deadline.
• 513 notices (28.6%) are reissues: the violation was written, not fixed, and written again.
• 1,792 notices (100.0%) are rent-impairing, the class of violation that can let tenants deposit rent with the court under MDL § 302-a instead of paying the owner.
• 360 notices (20.1%) were dismissed.

Open order-523 violations by borough

Buildings with the most open order-523 violations

1. 319 WEST 51 STREET, MANHATTAN · 3 open
2. 116-01 14 ROAD, QUEENS · 3 open
3. 574 WEST 182 STREET, MANHATTAN · 3 open
4. 1710 AVENUE H, BROOKLYN · 2 open
5. 134-25 FRANKLIN AVENUE, QUEENS · 2 open
6. 751 BECK STREET, BRONX · 2 open
7. 138 PROSPECT PARK WEST, BROOKLYN · 2 open
8. 804 PARK PLACE, BROOKLYN · 2 open
9. 138 SEELEY STREET, BROOKLYN · 2 open
10. 883 BELMONT AVENUE, BROOKLYN · 2 open

Open order-523 records, newest first

The law behind this order

Order 523is 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.