NYC Heat Season 2024: What Property Owners Need to Know
This week we wanted to remind you that that the official New York City “Heat Season” has begun. Building owners are legally required to provide heat and hot water to their tenants. Hot water must be provided 365 days per year at a constant minimum temperature of 120 degrees Fahrenheit.
Heat must be provided between October 1st and May 31st, i.e. "Heat Season," under the following conditions:
Day
Between the hours of 6:00am and 10:00pm, if the outside temperature falls below 55 degrees, the inside temperature is required to be at least 68 degrees Fahrenheit.
Night
Between the hours of 10:00pm and 6:00am, the inside temperature is required to be at least 62 degrees Fahrenheit.
In the event that building owners fail to comply with the Heating and/or Hot Water requirements, the Department of Housing, Preservation and Development (HPD) can seek the following penalties, effective on the posting date of the Notice of Violation until the date that the violation is corrected:
- $250-$500 dollars per day for each initial heat or hot water violation
- $500-$1,000 per day for each subsequent violation at the same building during the same and/or the next calendar year from the initial violation or, during the same and/or the next heat season
If the owner fails to pay the Court ordered civil penalties, HPD will enter a judgment against the owner and the property and seek to enforce that judgment. In addition, the New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal (“DHCR”) reserves the right, and has the authority, to reduce Rent Stabilized or Controlled Rents for any rent regulated apartment in NYC when the required heat and hot water services are not maintained in accordance with the above requirements.
Below is a link to the HPD Website which contains additional information on the Heating and Hot Water requirements.
https://www.nyc.gov/site/hpd/
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