How does HPD enforce the Housing Maintenance Code?
A. The department responds to emergency complaints by dispatching inspectors to the property to verify the validity of the complaints and issue the appropriate violation to the landlord. There are 3 classifications of violations. Classifications are based on the effect of the violation upon the life, health and safety of the occupants of the building and upon the public. In cases of hoarding tenants, examples include “A”, non-hazardous, such as • leaky flush pipe connections in the toilet (water closet) • dirty and unsanitary walls An owner has 90 days to correct an ‘A’ violation and two weeks to certify repair to remove the violation. “B”, hazardous, such as • requiring removal of vermin. An owner has 30 days to correct a ‘B’ violation and two weeks to certify the correction to remove the violation. “C”, immediately hazardous, such as • inadequate means of egress • remove accumulations of rubbish and clean and disinfect • lead-based paint • lack of heat • lack of hot water • lack of e
