How an HPD violation dismissal happens.
An HPD violation dismissal means HPD has set the violation's status to Violation Dismissed, and it no longer stands. 925,604 of the 2,967,877 HPD violations we hold carry that status, 31.2%. The rest of this page covers how long a dismissal takes, and what separates a dismissed violation from one that is simply closed.
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We do not file dismissal requests or represent anyone, and nothing here is legal advice. A correction is certified with HPD directly, and a DOB matter is contested at an OATH/ECB hearing. Anything procedural belongs there, not on this page.
What the status means, and what has to happen first
Violation Dismissed means HPD dismissed the violation, so it no longer counts as open. The status page covers what that means once it is granted. A dismissal commonly follows one of two things: a reinspection that found the condition corrected, or an administrative review that found the violation should not stand. HPD marks the dismissal once one of those has happened. None of it runs through this site.
How common it is
Of the 2,967,877 HPD violations we hold, 925,604 are marked Violation Dismissed, 31.2%, and another 892,881 are marked Violation Closed, 30.1%. Together the two statuses cover just over three in five violations. The rest sit in the open and enforcement statuses, decoded in the status glossary.
| Class of the dismissed violation | Count | Share of dismissals |
|---|---|---|
| Class B Hazardous, 30-day correction window | 375,219 | 40.5% |
| Class A Not hazardous, 90-day correction window | 261,243 | 28.2% |
| Class C Immediately hazardous, 24-hour correction window | 186,600 | 20.2% |
| Class I Registration and Alternative Enforcement Program orders, a separate compliance path | 102,542 | 11.1% |
Hazardous Class B violations make up the largest share of dismissals, 40.5% of the 925,604 total.
How long it takes
The clock runs from the inspection date to the date HPD recorded the dismissal. Across the 925,604 dismissed violations that have both dates, the median is 101 days and the average 127.7. Nine in ten land inside 187 days. The gap between the median and the average is a long tail. Most dismissals land inside three to four months. A smaller share stretch well past that.
Dismissed versus closed: the difference nobody explains
Both statuses stop a violation from counting as open. What separates them is whether a certification of correction is on file. This counts Class A, B and C, the classes that clear by correcting and certifying. Class I is left out: those are registration and Alternative Enforcement Program orders, which clear a different way and never carry a certification date, so counting them would show a false zero. 83.8% of dismissed violations (690,069 of 823,062) have a certification of correction on file. Among closed violations it is 40.3% (357,449 of 887,897).
A dismissed violation is more than twice as likely to have a documented correction behind it. A closed violation more often closes with nothing ever filed. Violation Closed is the broader bucket. It folds correction, dismissal after review and administrative closure into one status, and HPD's data does not say which path led there. The Violation Closed page covers that bucket on its own.
Construction and zoning matters: a different agency, its own hearing
A violation DOB issues never carries this status. It goes to a hearing at OATH/ECB, and a dismissal there is a hearing outcome, not an HPD status. Of the 166,164 DOB matters we hold from the OATH/ECB docket, 15,361 ended in dismissal at the hearing, 9.2%. DOB classed 11,593 of those as Construction and 300 as Zoning, the two kinds of matter people most often search for by name. Every hearing outcome on that docket is on the OATH/ECB page, not only dismissals.
Is a dismissed violation gone from the building's history?
No. HPD marks almost every dismissed violation closed, so it stops counting as open, but it stays in the building's public history, which title searches and lenders read.
What is the difference between Violation Dismissed and Violation Closed?
HPD marks nearly every violation with either status closed, so neither counts as open, and its data does not always say why a case closed. Across Class A, B and C violations, 83.8% of dismissed violations have a certification of correction on file, against 40.3% of closed ones. A dismissed violation more often has a documented correction behind it. A closed one more often does not.
Does this page file a dismissal request?
No. A correction is certified with HPD directly, and a DOB matter is contested at an OATH/ECB hearing. Neither happens here.
If this is on your building, it stays open until the city closes it, usually after a correction is filed and accepted. Read how the filing works, or ask to be introduced to one firm that handles it.
Read how the filing worksGet one introductionNo building or owner is named on this page. HPD figures come from our copy of HPD's Housing Maintenance Code Violations data, and OATH/ECB figures from our copy of DOB's ECB Violations data, both on NYC Open Data. For one violation, use HPD Online or OATH's own case search. Violation Dismissed, Violation Closed, all status codes, OATH/ECB hearings, citywide, ViolationScout.