Heat Season is in Effect Through May 31
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    Every year, from October 1 through May 31, landlords must comply with Heat Season rules. If you don’t have heat or hot water, contact your super. If service is not restored, file a complaint with NYC 311.


Have Questions? Contact a Housing Ambassador!
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    Housing Ambassadors offer free assistance with preparing and applying for affordable housing, and can give support in more than 20 languages, including American Sign Language. You can filter your search by borough, preferred language, and accessibility needs.

ABCs of Housing
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    The new ABCs of Housing is now available.  The ABCs of Housing is HPD's guide to housing rules and regulations for owners and tenants where you can learn about staying in your apartment safely, resources for new affordable housing, rental assistance, and more.

cover of Progress Report
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    Two years after the release of the Where We Live NYC Plan—the culmination of an inclusive and comprehensive process to identify goals, strategies, and actions the City of New York will undertake to advance fair housing through 2025—we've made significant progress toward the plan's six goals.

Search Job Openings
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    We’re looking for dedicated and talented New Yorkers to help carry out our mission! From housing inspectors to planners, project managers to lawyers, HPD offers a wide range of opportunities at every level for those who want to help deliver the safe, quality, affordable housing the city needs and deserves. Interested?

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New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development

Our mission is to promote quality and affordability in the city's housing, and diversity and strength in the city's neighborhoods.

We do this by:

  • Maintaining building and resident safety and health
  • Creating opportunities for New Yorkers through housing affordability
  • Engaging New Yorkers to build and sustain neighborhood strength and diversity

Because every New Yorker deserves a safe, affordable place to live in a neighborhood they love.

Programs & Initiatives

New York City is committed to the principle of inclusivity in all of its neighborhoods, including supporting New Yorkers to reside in neighborhoods of their choice, regardless of their neighborhood of origin and regardless of the neighborhood into which they want to move.