What False Certification means on an HPD violation.
HPD determined that a certification of correction filed against this violation was false. Someone stated the condition was corrected, and HPD concluded it was not.
7,061 NYC violations inspected since August 7, 2023 have the status False Certification, in HPD's data through September 28, 2026.
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What happens next
HPD goes back to treating the violation as uncorrected. This status is the clearest evidence that a certification is the owner's claim, not a repair an inspector has seen.
What to do
Correct the condition and certify it accurately. A false certification is a separate matter from the underlying violation and can carry its own consequences, which are set by the city and not described here.
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The owner told HPD this condition was fixed, and HPD later found that statement was false. The condition is treated as not corrected.
Buildings with violations reading False Certification
12 of the 1,132 buildings with a page on this site that have violations reading False Certification, a different 12 each week, listed by street. Each count matches the Status column on that building’s page.
- 580 52 Street, Brooklyn 1 violation reading False Certification
- 1145 Boynton Avenue, Bronx 1 violation reading False Certification
- 3905 Carpenter Avenue, Bronx 2 violations reading False Certification
- 3576 Dekalb Avenue, Bronx 2 violations reading False Certification
- 226 East 203 Street, Bronx 2 violations reading False Certification
- 1420 Grand Concourse, Bronx 2 violations reading False Certification
- 333 Mc Donald Avenue, Brooklyn 1 violation reading False Certification
- 40 Richman Plaza, Bronx 12 violations reading False Certification
- 388 Richmond Terrace, Staten Island 4 violations reading False Certification
- 1124 Stratford Avenue, Bronx 1 violation reading False Certification
- 10 West 135 Street, Manhattan 1 violation reading False Certification
- 170 West 136 Street, Manhattan 1 violation reading False Certification
How is False Certification different from Invalid Certification?
Invalid Certification means a filing did not hold up, commonly because a reinspection found the condition still there. False Certification is the stronger finding: HPD concluded the statement itself was untrue.
Does this status mean the condition is still there today?
It means HPD stopped treating it as corrected. Whether it has been fixed since is a question for the violation's current status and the building's most recent inspection, not for this status.
Counts from HPD's violation data on NYC Open Data. This is a plain-English guide, not legal advice. All status codes, violations by borough, citywide, ViolationScout.