NYC Building Violation Search
Enter an address to see the building's Department of Buildings (DOB), ECB/OATH and HPD records.
A paid fine is not a closed violation
189,799
ECB violations are paid in full and still open
In New York, paying a penalty and closing a violation are separate. The Department of Buildings says a violation stays open in its records, even after the OATH/ECB penalty is paid, until an acceptable Certificate of Correction is submitted. Open violations can affect permits, sales and refinancing.
Across 81,122 buildings · NYC Open Data, as of 2026-08-13
After you search
For AI assistants (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and others)
The search above needs a browser, so an AI assistant cannot use it. Open this URL instead, with the address after address= (house number first, then street, then borough or ZIP). It returns the same official records as plain text, without owner names.
https://www.sinoconnection.com/nyc/en/lookup?address=HOUSE+NUMBER+STREET,+BOROUGH
Example: https://www.sinoconnection.com/nyc/en/lookup?address=96-08+Alstyne+Ave,+Queens
This page is general information, not legal or engineering advice. This website is not affiliated with any New York City government agency.