Regulated by NYC Department of Buildings / FDNY. 14 cert types in the database.
Most buildings with boilers (low- and high-pressure); annual inspection cycle runs January 1 to December 31
NYC Building Code 28-315; 1 RCNY 102-05
Penalty for missing: Failure to file: up to $1,000 per boiler plus $50/month late fee; expired reports (12 months) retrigger the full penalty.
Any building with an elevator, escalator, or other conveying device regulated by DOB
NYC Building Code 28-313; 1 RCNY 102-03
Penalty for missing: Failure to file a Cat 1 report: up to $3,000 per device; Cat 5: up to $5,000 per device, plus $150-$250/month late fees (1 RCNY 102-03).
Buildings taller than six stories
NYC Building Code 28-302; Local Law 11 of 1980
Penalty for missing: Late filing: $250 plus $1,000/month until filed; failure to file up to $5,000/year; unsafe-condition penalties up to $25,000 (1 RCNY 102-01).
Buildings with gas piping (most buildings with gas service)
NYC Building Code 28-315.9; Local Law 152 of 2016
Penalty for missing: Failure to file the GPS2 certification: up to $5,000 civil penalty per building (Admin Code 28-315.9).
Buildings with fire alarm systems requiring supervised inspection, testing, and maintenance
FDNY rule; NFPA 72; 3 RCNY 4602-01
Any NYC building with a cooling tower, fluid cooler, or evaporative condenser
NYC Health Code Title 24 ch.8; Local Law 77 of 2015; S08472-A (2025)
Penalty for missing: Civil penalties up to $2,500 for a first violation and $7,000 for repeat violations; up to $12,500 where a violation causes serious injury (2025 amendments).
Any NYC building with a sprinkler or standpipe system
NYC Fire Code 901.6; NFPA 25
NYC premises where 75+ people gather indoors or 200+ outdoors (PACO required)
Local Law 2/2013; NYC Fire Code
Any NYC building with a tank storing or pressurizing drinking water (rooftop tanks, dual-purpose tanks)
NYC Health Code Art. 141 sec.141.07; NYC Admin Code 17-194
Penalty for missing: Failure to inspect the drinking water tank or file the annual report: $500 first violation, $1,000 subsequent (NYC Health Code 141.07 penalty schedule).
Any NYC building with a backflow prevention device (required for most commercial + mixed-use water service)
Title 15 ch.20 RCNY; State Sanitary Code 5-1.31
Penalty for missing: Failure to submit the annual test report: $500-$1,000 per violation; installing/operating without a required backflow device: up to $2,000 (NYC DEP / Administrative Code).
NYC buildings with commercial cooking operations (hood + suppression systems over cooking equipment)
NYC Fire Code 609 and 901.6.3.3; NFPA 96 and 17A
Every building with a parapet fronting the public right-of-way, regardless of height (except detached 1- and 2-family homes)
NYC Admin Code 28-301.1.1; 1 RCNY 103-15
Covered buildings over the square-footage threshold in Local Law 84 as amended (check the DOB Covered Buildings List)
Local Law 84 of 2009, as amended by Local Law 133 of 2016
Penalty for missing: $500 per quarter late, up to $2,000 per year; $1,250 for failing to post the energy grade label.
Parking structures (enclosed and open garages), inspected by a Qualified Parking Structure Inspector on a sub-cycle schedule
Local Law 126 of 2021; NYC Admin Code 28-323; 1 RCNY 103-13, 103-16
Penalty for missing: Civil penalties for late filing: $1,000 per month; failure to file: $5,000 per year; failure to correct unsafe conditions: $1,000 per month; failure to correct SREM conditions: $2,000 one-time (NYC DOB).
Certmill's database lists 14 requirement types for New York City, including boiler inspection, elevator inspection, fisp facade, gas piping inspection, fire alarm itm. Every rule cites the official agency page, and cities inherit their state's requirements automatically.
Most buildings with boilers (low- and high-pressure); annual inspection cycle runs January 1 to December 31 The required cycle is annual under NYC Building Code 28-315; 1 RCNY 102-05, administered by NYC DOB Boiler Unit.
Any building with an elevator, escalator, or other conveying device regulated by DOB The required cycle is periodic twice yearly + CAT1 annual + CAT5 five-year under NYC Building Code 28-313; 1 RCNY 102-03, administered by NYC DOB Elevator Unit.
Buildings taller than six stories The required cycle is 5-year cycle under NYC Building Code 28-302; Local Law 11 of 1980, administered by NYC DOB Exterior Facade Inspection Unit.
Buildings with gas piping (most buildings with gas service) The required cycle is every 4 years under NYC Building Code 28-315.9; Local Law 152 of 2016, administered by NYC DOB (Local Law 152).
Check the requirement cards on this page: any facade or exterior wall rule shows its trigger (usually a story or height threshold), cycle, and the official ordinance source. Certmill adds facade requirements automatically for buildings of 7 or more floors.
Add the building in Certmill, pick New York City, and check the equipment you run. The requirements expand into a deadline calendar with countdowns, 60-day alerts, and an evidence binder PDF.