How / where to Install Hpd Inspection frame MDL § 329

Step-by-Step: How to Install the HPD Inspection Card Frame

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  1. Choose the correct location
    Install near the mailbox area. If there is no mailbox, install in the vestibule or entrance area.
  2. Measure the height
    Place the frame 48"–62" above the floor.
  3. Mark the wall holes
    Hold the frame level against the wall and mark the screw holes with a pencil.
  4. Drill pilot holes
    Drill holes where marked. Use wall anchors if installing into drywall, plaster, brick, or masonry.
  5. Insert anchors
    Push the anchors into the drilled holes until flush with the wall.
  6. Attach the frame
    Place the frame against the wall and fasten screws through the frame into the anchors.
  7. Insert the HPD inspection card
    Place the 6" × 9" HPD inspection visit card inside the frame.
  8. Check visibility
    Make sure the card is easy to see, readable, and not blocked by mailboxes, doors, furniture, or decorations.

Compliance Note: The HPD inspector provides the inspection card. If the top section is blank, the owner must complete it.

HOW TO INSTALL HPD INSPECTION FRAME

 

 

Info Provided from NYC GOV

 

Post certificate of inspection visits in frame

The owner should provide a frame that is properly able to accommodate a 6" x 9" inspection visit card. The frame should be posted 48-62 inches above the floor. If a mailbox exists, the frame should be posted at or near the mailbox. If there is no mailbox in the vestibule, the owner should select a suitable accessible location in the vestibule or entrance way of the building for the frame. The HPD inspector who visits the premises will provide the inspection card. If the top portion of the card is not completed, the owner must fill in top portion of card.

Section of the Law: MDL § 329

 

The code:

New York Consolidated Laws, Multiple Dwelling Law - MDW § 329. Certificate of inspection visits

In a city of over one million population the department shall issue without fee to all owners of multiple dwellings located in such city, a certificate of inspection visits upon which shall appear the title in bold print “CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS”, the name, address and telephone number of the owner of the building, the street address of the building and the words, “The undersigned hereby certifies that he visited the above-described building on the date and for the purposes set opposite his name”.  The certificate shall be placed and maintained in a conspicuous place inside the multiple dwelling within view of the place at which mail is delivered to the building or at such other location as may be approved by the department and in a place readily accessible for signature by employees of the department.  In the event that the certificate is destroyed or defaced or the signature lines become filled with signatures, the owner shall apply for and the department shall issue to him free of charge a duplicate certificate of inspection visits.  Whenever an employee of such department shall visit any multiple dwelling for any purpose related to his official capacity, he shall sign his name to the certificate of inspection visits and opposite thereto set forth the date and purpose of his visit

 

 

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