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1 and 2 family rental houses

Who
A rented house where the owner's family does not live
When
May 21 to September 1, every year
Bed bug report
Not needed for a house

A 1 or 2 family home must be registered with HPD every year when neither the owner nor the owner's immediate family lives there. The yearly window is May 21 to September 1.

The bed bug report is only for buildings with 3 or more apartments, so a house needs the HPD registration only.

The registration is signed by the owner and the managing agent: see the managing agent guide.

How Woodpecker handles it

Our Registration plan prepares your HPD registration each year. We mail it to you with every line to sign marked. You sign it and mail it to HPD with the address label from the packet. We track it until the city records it.

Check your building

Source: HPD, Register Your Property.

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

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