Manhattan Buyers Should Check HPD Registration

A small Manhattan building can look clean from the street while still carrying HPD history. HPD Online can show complaints, violations, property registration, charges, litigation, block and lot information, and vacate orders. Many residential owners must register each year. That includes multiple dwellings with three or more units and some one- or two-unit rentals where the owner or immediate family does not live.

Before renting, buying, or lending on a small building, search HPD Online and compare registration status with the seller’s or landlord’s documents.

Use the HPD lookup for the building-registration question. Keep DOB permits, taxes, title records, inspections, and court matters in their own files.

Keep the Manhattan address, HPD registration result, lookup date, and identifying number with the purchase file. Give those details to New York City Housing Preservation and Development if the registration needs an explanation.