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LL152 penalty, extension, and waiver options
A penalty question is rarely just a penalty question. It usually means the next filing step is still unresolved and needs to be tightened before you act.
What this page covers
What this page is for
Use this page when the issue is missed timing, open exposure, or confusion about whether an extension, waiver, or correction path is still available.
The current rule text and Cycle 2 notice split the civil penalty between $1,500 for a 3-family building and $5,000 for most other buildings.
Do not assume every late building shares the same outcome
The missed step still needs to be identified before the remedy is clear
Gas status can still change the correct next action
Current waiver grounds include ownership changes, misclassification, no active gas service, no gas piping work in progress, and other rule-based categories
Required sequence
What to prepare next
Match the building type and notice date before assuming the civil-penalty amount.
Prepare supporting documents for any challenge or waiver request within the notice window.
Treat violation resolution as both a payment and filing problem, not only a payment problem.
Decision boundary
Escalate before you continue when
You still have not identified the missed filing or correction step behind the penalty notice.
The notice date, building type, or waiver basis is still uncertain.
The penalty question is hiding an unresolved gas-status or next-step problem.
DOB issues Cycle 2 violations against buildings that failed to submit GPS2 for the relevant sub-cycle.
The civil penalty is $1,500 for a 3-family residential building and $5,000 for all other buildings.
Challenge or waiver requests must be submitted within 30 days from the notice date in DOB NOW Safety.
The notice repeats the Cycle 2 sub-cycle map: A for districts 1, 3, 10 in 2024; B for 2, 5, 7, 13, 18 in 2025; C for 4, 6, 8, 9, 16 in 2026; D for 11, 12, 14, 15, 17 in 2027.
The notice directs owners of one- and two-family homes with classification issues to file an Exempt Building Notification.
The utility statement for buildings without active gas service must include the last date gas was supplied and the date the building was fully deactivated from utility service.
Documentation for no active gas service is required every cycle rather than once.
Certification that a building has no gas piping is now a one-time submission and may come from a utility company.
Inspection entities must notify DOB at least two days before the inspection and use the cancellation workflow if the inspection is canceled.
Resolving a failure-to-file violation requires payment of the civil penalty and submission of certification or qualifying no-gas documentation.
A civil-penalty waiver request is available by email with supporting documents.
The amended fee schedule includes $35 filing fees for inspection certification, extension requests, and correction certifications, plus $375 for no-gas-piping certification and $480 for no-gas-service documentation.
The 2026 amendment adds fees, clarifies one-time no-gas-piping certification, requires no-active-gas-service documentation every cycle, and adds the two-day inspection notification.
The rule states that a certification is not considered filed while it remains in pre-filing or quality-assurance-failed status.
The rule allows one 180-day extension for the inspection and related filing.
The rule text sets the civil penalty at $1,500 for a 3-family building and $5,000 for all other buildings.
Penalty-waiver categories include new owner, government ownership, bankruptcy, state of emergency, building conversion or misclassification, demolition, sealed or vacated building, no gas piping work in progress, no active gas service, and gas work in progress.
Decision basis
Why this page matters
Penalty questions usually hide the real next-step problem: what can still be filed, whether a waiver path exists, and whether correction or certification support is now required.
Official references3 city sources
Last source check2026-04-14
Best used whenThe next filing step is still not obvious.
Use this page when the building already looks covered and the open question is what gets filed next, who acts next, and which document starts the sequence.
This page is for owners who think 2026 is the live timing window and need a next-step framing before they verify the exact sub-cycle or filing date against the current DOB notice.
Use this case page when the building should have filed already and the real question is whether to fix the missed step, challenge the notice, or prepare a waiver request.
Use this case page when a building looks exempt as a one- or two-family property but DOB or DOF records still point you toward an LL152 notice, filing, or penalty.
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LL152 Guidance Desk
A virtual team maintaining a narrow, source-checked routing surface for NYC Local Law 152. Use it to narrow the next filing step before you act in DOB NOW.
