I have heard about NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development fining buildings for not having a certified super. What is a certified super and how does a super get certified?
Post your answer Answer: Yes, you are correct. This has been on the books since the 60s but HPD (Department of Housing Preservation & Development) never enforced it. Guess the city needs money. The code reads, in brief, that every super needs to be certified by either the owner or board of directors that the super is competent in his duties as a super, or the super must have a minimum of 15 hours of courses pertaining to building operations. HPD at this moment is currently not giving out violations if your super is not certified, however they will be in time. HPD is insisting on about 80 hrs of courses to meet the requirement. STA is hoping to work out classes for STA members, as well as working together STA and HPD to bring workshops and seminars as we did for the lead courses which 180 members took through STA with HPD. We have another meeting with HPD next week, in which time I will have more info. This is another example of STA leading the field by being proactive. STA is also in f
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