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NYC boiler violations. Why there are nearly 600,000 of them, and how to clear yours.
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Which boilers need an annual inspection
Low-pressure boilers stamped H or E need an inspection every cycle if they sit in a residential building with six or more families, a commercial or mixed-use building (any size), or an SRO. The inspection is done by a DOB-licensed installer or an authorized boiler insurance company, hired by the owner.
High-pressure boilers (S-stamped, including electric high-pressure units) need two inspections a year, internal and external, about six months apart, and only an authorized insurance company can do them. The inspector also has to notify DOB at least 10 days before the internal inspection.
Exempt: low-pressure boilers in buildings with five families or fewer, a single boiler that sits in one apartment and heats only that apartment, and HLW-stamped hot water heaters.
The inspection cycle and the 14-day filing deadline
The cycle is the calendar year, January 1 to December 31. The inspection report goes into DOB NOW: Safety within 14 days of the inspection. Anything filed after that but by January 14 of the next year counts as late. After January 14 the report is expired, and DOB treats the cycle as never filed. If the inspector finds defects, they have to be fixed within 90 days and a subsequent report filed within 14 days of the reinspection; an affirmation filed more than 104 days after the first inspection is rejected. Owners can ask for up to two 45-day extensions in DOB NOW: Safety, before the current deadline.
Boiler violation codes: LL6291, LBLVIO, HBLVIO
| Code | What it means | On record |
|---|---|---|
| LL6291 | Local Law 62/91: annual boiler inspection report not filed | 598,814 |
| LBLVIO | Low-pressure boiler: inspection or filing missing | 319,926 |
| HBLVIO | High-pressure boiler: inspection or filing missing | 20,648 |
| B | Boiler (older code, mostly pre-2000 records) | 6,037 |
Counts are all records ever issued, open and closed, from the DOB Violations dataset on NYC Open Data. Around 337,000 boiler violations are still active. Every other code is on the full DOB violation codes table.
Ten LL6291 violations on one building usually means one boiler and ten unfiled years, not ten problems. That changes the fix: one current inspection, then penalties paid year by year.
Boiler penalties and fees
| Situation | Civil penalty |
|---|---|
| Report filed more than 14 days after the inspection, by January 14 | $50 a month per boiler, up to $600 |
| Report never filed, or filed after January 14 (expired) | $1,000 per boiler |
| Defects not re-reported by the correction due date (90 days) | $1,000 per boiler, plus $50 a month up to $600 |
| High-pressure boilers | Each penalty applies per inspection type (internal and external) |
Filing fees are separate from penalties and paid when the form is submitted:
| Filing | Fee |
|---|---|
| Initial boiler inspection report | $30 |
| Subsequent report (affirmation of correction) | $30 |
| Extension request for defect correction | $15 |
| OP49 boiler removal self-certification | $45 |
| BWP violation waiver application | $30 |
There's no deadline to pay a boiler civil penalty, but the violation stays on the property until it's paid and a current report is on file. Open boiler violations block a final Certificate of Occupancy and show up in every buyer's and lender's search.
How to clear a boiler violation
- Get the current cycle inspected and the report accepted in DOB NOW: Safety. For violations from the 2017 cycle onward, DOB won't dismiss anything without an accepted current report.
- Pay each violation in the Violations portal of DOB NOW: Safety (NYC.ID login, then + Violation Payment, searched by violation number, device number, address or BIN). DOB calculates the amount. Only one violation is paid at a time.
- Check BIS. Once payment and report are in, the violation moves to Dismissed, usually within 24 hours.
- If the boiler was gone or you bought the building after the violation, look at a waiver (+ Civil Penalty Waiver in the same portal). DOB grants them only for set reasons: new owner with a recorded deed, bankruptcy, government ownership, HPD Third Party Transfer, no boiler on the property. Most failure-to-file violations aren't dismissed without full payment.
The same filing-and-penalty route clears elevator and facade filing violations. The guide to removing a violation covers those and the Certificate of Correction route for ECB summonses.
Look up boiler violations on your building
Type the address in the box at the top of this page. Boiler violations show in the DOB table with their code and issue date, open items first. A run of LL6291 or LBLVIO entries with consecutive years is the pattern to look for. To match a violation to a specific boiler, search the building's BIN or device number in the DOB NOW Public Portal. For every other DOB record on the building, use the DOB violation search, or search building violations by address across DOB, ECB and HPD at once.
Last checked against nyc.gov: November 9, 2026 (DOB boiler compliance, boiler filing fees and penalties, boiler FAQ, 1 RCNY §103-05). Counts from NYC Open Data (3h2n-5cm9), June 2026.
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Common questions
NYC boiler violations: common questions
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What is a boiler violation in NYC?
A boiler violation is a DOB violation for a boiler whose annual inspection report wasn't filed for an inspection cycle (January 1 to December 31), or whose defects weren't corrected and re-reported on time. DOB issues it from its own records, not after a visit. On the building's record it shows as LL6291, LBLVIO (low-pressure) or HBLVIO (high-pressure), with a civil penalty attached.
Who needs a boiler inspection in NYC?
Low-pressure H-stamped and E-stamped boilers need an annual inspection in residential buildings with six or more families, in commercial and mixed-use buildings, and in SRO buildings, and every high-pressure boiler needs both an internal and an external inspection each year. Low-pressure boilers in buildings with five families or fewer, a single boiler that heats only its own apartment, and HLW-stamped hot water heaters are exempt.
When is the NYC boiler inspection deadline?
The inspection has to happen within the calendar-year cycle, and the report is due in DOB NOW: Safety within 14 days of the inspection, so an inspection on December 31 must be filed by January 14. A report filed after 14 days but by January 14 of the next year is late and pays $50 a month per boiler, capped at $600. After that it's expired, and the penalty is $1,000 per boiler.
How much is a boiler violation fine?
A failure-to-file boiler violation carries a $1,000 civil penalty per boiler (per inspection type for high-pressure boilers), and late filings inside the grace period cost $50 a month per boiler up to $600. Missing the defect-correction deadline adds another $1,000 failure-to-file Affirmation of Correction penalty. DOB NOW: Safety calculates the exact amount owed for each violation.
How do I remove a boiler violation?
Pay the civil penalty in the Violations portal of DOB NOW: Safety and make sure a current inspection report is filed and accepted, because violations from the 2017 cycle onward aren't dismissed until there's an accepted report on file. Once both are done, DOB updates the violation to Dismissed in BIS, usually within 24 hours. A waiver is possible only in narrow cases such as a new owner with a recorded deed or no boiler on the property.
I removed the boiler. Why am I still getting violations?
Because DOB still has the boiler registered. When a boiler in a multiple dwelling, SRO, commercial or mixed-use building is removed and not replaced, a licensed professional has to file a Boiler Removal Notification (OP49) in DOB NOW: Build within 30 days. Once that's on file, you can ask for a waiver of later violations on the grounds that there was no boiler on the property.