§ 59-01 Submission of Bedbug Reports by Owners.
RCNY § 59-01
(a)An owner of a multiple dwelling is required to submit a report to the Department annually. Such report must include information regarding bedbug infestations in dwelling units during the previous year and compliance with tenant notification requirements, as provided in § 27-2018.2 of the New York City Administrative Code. Such report must be submitted on the electronic form provided by the Department on its website, provided, however, that owners of multiple dwellings who are registered pursuant to § 27-2098 as an individual or joint owner or other non-corporate form, may file such report on a paper form as approved by the Department if they are unable to use an electronic format for such submission because they do not have email or computer access. Owners who are registered in corporate form, including, but not limited to limited liability corporations, condominium corporations, cooperatives, and other corporate ownership types will continue to be required to submit annual bedbug reports in electronic format (b) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision a of this section, a report required to be submitted by an owner pursuant to § 27-2018.2 in electronic format that is submitted on a paper form, will be considered noncompliant with such section, and will be rejected by the Department.
(c)For the notice required by § 27-2018.1(c)(2) of the Administrative Code of the City of New York and the report required by § 27-2018.2 of such code, if an owner elects to post the required information in a prominent public location within the multiple dwelling, such owner may, in lieu of posting a physical notice, install a digital sign that otherwise complies with such sections and with the requirements of 28 RCNY § 12-01(f), provided that, if the digital sign becomes inoperable, the owner must forthwith display physical notices as described in this section until such time as the digital sign is made operable.
(d)If an owner installs a digital sign as allowed pursuant to subdivision (c) of this section, such owner must also install a digital sign as described in 28 RCNY § 12-01(e) (notice regarding smoke detecting devices), 28 RCNY § 12-06(c) (notice regarding carbon monoxide alarm requirements), 28 RCNY § 12-09.1(f) (notice regarding natural gas detecting devices), 28 RCNY § 25-101(f) (notice regarding owner’s right of access and requirements for notification), 28 RCNY § 25-201(c) (notice regarding collection and disposal of garbage), 28 RCNY § 46-01(b) (notice regarding housing information guide), and 28 RCNY § 56-03(c) (notice regarding temperature reporting device). (Added City Record 8/19/2022, eff. 9/18/2022; amended City Record 1/2/2026, eff. 2/1/2026)
