Local Law 152 Deadlines

Local Law 152 uses a rolling four-year inspection cycle based on community board districts. Each building in New York City belongs to one of 59 community boards spread across the five boroughs — Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island.

The DOB assigns each community board to a specific year within the four-year cycle. Your building's deadline depends entirely on which community board district it falls in. All buildings within the same community board share the same deadline year.

The inspection and GPS-2 filing must be completed by the end of the calendar year assigned to your community board. There is no staggering within a given year — all buildings in the same district share the same annual deadline.

After your Licensed Master Plumber completes the inspection, there are specific filing deadlines to follow:

• 60 days to file the GPS-2: The LMP must file the Gas Piping System Periodic Inspection Certification through DOB NOW within 60 days of completing the inspection.
• 120 days for remediation: If conditions requiring correction are identified during the inspection, the building owner has 120 days to complete repairs and submit documentation of corrective work.

It is critical to schedule your inspection with enough lead time before your community board deadline. If you inspect in December and conditions are found, you may exceed your annual deadline before remediation is complete. Plan to inspect at least 4-6 months before your deadline year ends.

Missing your Local Law 152 filing deadline carries serious consequences:

• Automatic DOB violation: The Department of Buildings issues violations automatically when the GPS-2 certification is not filed by the deadline.
• $10,000+ civil penalty: The initial penalty for failure to file starts at $10,000 and can be significantly higher depending on building size and prior compliance history.
• Daily penalties: Continued non-compliance after the initial violation triggers additional daily penalties that accumulate rapidly.
• Building record impact: Violations appear on your building's public DOB record, which buyers, lenders, and insurers routinely check during transactions and renewals.
• Property liens: Unpaid penalties can result in liens against the property, complicating sales, refinancing, and other transactions.

The cost of non-compliance always exceeds the cost of the inspection itself. Even at the highest inspection prices, timely compliance is the financially responsible choice.