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Check your building

HPD deadlines for small building owners

May 21 to September 1
The property registration
December 1 to 31
The bed bug report, for 3 or more apartments
When something changes
5 days for a new owner address, 8 days for a new managing agent

Every year

  • May 21 to September 1: the property registration. HPD gives September 1 as the annual deadline. About the registration.
  • December 1 to 31: the bed bug report, for buildings with 3 or more apartments. It covers November 1 of the previous year to October 31. About the bed bug report.
  • After the bed bug report: the owner gives HPD's filing receipt to tenants with new leases and renewals, or posts it in a prominent place in the building.

When something changes

  • Your address as the owner changes: HPD says the owner must update the registration within 5 days.
  • Your managing agent changes: HPD gives the owner 8 days to file an updated registration naming the new managing agent. About the managing agent.
  • The building is sold: HPD says a registration must also be filed whenever ownership changes. An owner who sold may ask HPD to cancel (invalidate) their last valid registration.

How Woodpecker handles it

We remind you before the registration window and the bed bug window open, prepare both filings, and track each one until the city records it.

Check your building

Sources: HPD, Register Your Property and HPD, Bedbugs.

HPD's pages behind this guide were last checked on November 10, 2026.

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