NYC housing records, September 2026: violations, heat complaints and evictions
Generated Oct 26, 2026 from NYC Open Data. Compared with August 2026.
- HPD issued 73,512 housing code violations in September 2026, up 16% from 63,203 in August 2026.
- 20,960 of them were class C (immediately hazardous), up 14% from 18,334 in August 2026.
- 59,988 violations were closed in September 2026, down 20% from 74,570 in August 2026.
- 311 received 4,862 heat and hot water complaints, up 32% from 3,682 in August 2026.
- City marshals executed 1,480 residential evictions, up 8% from 1,367 in August 2026.
By borough
| Borough | Violations issued | Violations closed | Class C issued | Heat complaints | Evictions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manhattan | 11,323 (down 4% from 11,755 in August 2026) | 10,619 (down 13% from 12,142 in August 2026) | 3,299 (about the same as August 2026 (3,312)) | 1,353 (up 37% from 991 in August 2026) | 195 (down 3% from 202 in August 2026) |
| Bronx | 27,437 (up 33% from 20,684 in August 2026) | 19,699 (down 26% from 26,726 in August 2026) | 8,089 (up 27% from 6,386 in August 2026) | 1,346 (up 27% from 1,056 in August 2026) | 488 (up 18% from 412 in August 2026) |
| Brooklyn | 26,630 (up 29% from 20,697 in August 2026) | 19,424 (down 23% from 25,064 in August 2026) | 7,437 (up 23% from 6,028 in August 2026) | 1,536 (up 27% from 1,205 in August 2026) | 439 (up 6% from 413 in August 2026) |
| Queens | 6,885 (down 18% from 8,421 in August 2026) | 8,938 (up 1% from 8,876 in August 2026) | 1,915 (down 17% from 2,314 in August 2026) | 560 (up 45% from 387 in August 2026) | 316 (about the same as August 2026 (316)) |
| Staten Island | 1,237 (down 25% from 1,646 in August 2026) | 1,308 (down 26% from 1,762 in August 2026) | 220 (down 25% from 294 in August 2026) | 67 (up 56% from 43 in August 2026) | 42 (up 75% from 24 in August 2026) |
| Citywide | 73,512 (up 16% from 63,203 in August 2026) | 59,988 (down 20% from 74,570 in August 2026) | 20,960 (up 14% from 18,334 in August 2026) | 4,862 (up 32% from 3,682 in August 2026) | 1,480 (up 8% from 1,367 in August 2026) |
Neighborhoods with the most new class C violations
| # | Neighborhood | Class C issued in September 2026 | August 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Harlem, Manhattan | 1,130 | 1,089 |
| 2 | Flatbush, Brooklyn | 1,001 | 698 |
| 3 | East Flatbush, Brooklyn | 934 | 842 |
| 4 | Crown Heights, Brooklyn | 851 | 658 |
| 5 | University Heights, Bronx | 749 | 544 |
| 6 | Washington Heights, Manhattan | 688 | 793 |
| 7 | Bedford Park, Bronx | 639 | 362 |
| 8 | Bedford, Brooklyn | 541 | 398 |
| 9 | Concourse, Bronx | 480 | 450 |
| 10 | Mount Hope, Bronx | 462 | 415 |
Violations issued are HPD housing code violations whose notice of violation was issued in the month. Violations closed are those HPD now lists as closed whose current status date falls in the month. Class C is HPD's immediately hazardous class. Heat complaints are 311 service requests of the type Heat/Hot Water created in the month. Evictions are residential evictions executed by NYC marshals in the month. Neighborhoods are StreetSpy's neighborhood for the building on each violation's tax lot; violations on lots with no building on file are counted citywide and by borough only. The city keeps adding records for past months as agencies catch up, so a later count for the same month can be higher; this page was generated once, on the date shown. Sources: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations, NYC 311 Service Requests, NYC Marshals Evictions. Methodology.