“As we continue our efforts to protect New Yorkers during this pandemic, it is essential that we get the basics right, including ensuring that everyone has access to safe and decent living conditions,” said State Senator Brian Kavanagh, chair of the Senate Housing Committee. “So it’s a good time to remind tenants and landlords that our heat and hot water laws are in effect. "To ensure a safe winter for all, it's important for both tenants and landlords to understand the city's heat season requirements and to know what to do in the event of a heat or hot water issue."
"Autumn weather is here and freezing temperatures will be here before we know it," said Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz (D-Brooklyn), Chair of the Assembly's Housing Committee. HPD takes every complaint seriously and will hold owners accountable to the law.” If the condition is not corrected, report it to 311. “If your apartment is without heat or hot water during the cold weather months, report it to your landlord. We will continue to rely on their dedication this coming winter as they work to ensure heat and hot water is provided as required by law,” said HPD Commissioner Louise Carroll.
“HPD Housing Inspectors and Emergency Repair staff are among the unsung heroes of this crisis, carrying out inspections and emergency repairs for the most serious conditions in the height of the COVID-19 outbreak. Building owners are legally required to provide hot water at 120 degrees year-round.ĭuring the last heat season, HPD inspectors continued critical health and safety operations for New York households in the height of local COVID-19 outbreak, conducting over 100,000 heat and hot water inspections. Indoor temperatures must also be a minimum of 62 degrees overnight, regardless of outdoor temperatures. NEW YORK, NY – The Department of Housing Preservation and Development today announces the start of New York City’s “heat season,” during which all residential building owners are required to maintain indoor temperatures at 68 degrees when outdoor temperatures fall below 55 degrees during the day. Last heat season, HPD inspectors worked through the pandemic to conduct over 100,000 heat and hot water inspections. HPD general media inquiries: Secretary, Jeremy House: “heat season” begins, the city reminds tenants, owners and landlords of temperature requirements for all apartments, and the availability of financial assistance for owner-occupied properties.
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