The NYC Bedbug Annual Report, Explained
Every year, tens of thousands of NYC building owners must tell HPD, in writing, whether their building had bedbugs. This is the building-wide filing behind the disclosure law — separate from (but related to) the DBB-N notice a landlord hands an individual tenant. Filed under NYC Admin Code § 27-2018.2, it covers every unit in the building, must be submitted even when there's nothing to report, and the results are published to the public.
Informational only — not legal advice. For current requirements, see NYC HPD. Consult a qualified attorney for advice about your situation.
Two related statutes, not one
NYC's bedbug disclosure regime is built from two adjoining sections of the Housing Maintenance Code (NYC Admin Code Title 27, Chapter 2), and HPD's own official guidance treats them as a pair: "Housing Maintenance Code sections 27-2018.1 and 27-2018.2 require the owner of a multiple dwelling(s) to annually request information from building occupants about bedbug infestations, and, based on that information and the owner's activities during the year, file a Bedbug Annual Report with the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD)."
§ 27-2018.1 — Notice of bedbug infestation history
The lease-level disclosure duty: an owner must furnish each tenant signing a vacancy lease with a notice of the property's bedbug infestation history for the prior year.
Full text — amlegal.com →§ 27-2018.2 — Reporting bedbug infestations
The building-level filing duty: an owner must annually report bedbug infestation, eradication, and re-infestation data for the whole multiple dwelling to HPD, on HPD's electronic form.
Full text — amlegal.com →The annual filing requirement traces to Local Law 69 of 2017, which added the reporting duty to the Housing Maintenance Code.
Who must file, and how
Per HPD's official Bedbug Annual Reports FAQ:
- Applies to: every owner of a multiple dwelling — including corporations, LLCs, condominium corporations, cooperatives, and hotels. HPD's FAQ confirms both co-ops/condos and hotels must file.
- Filing method: electronic filing is the default. Owners registered as an individual or joint owner (non-corporate) under Admin Code § 27-2098 may use a paper form instead; paper filings from corporate owners are rejected as noncompliant.
- Must file even if bedbug-free: HPD's FAQ is explicit — "Do property owners need to file a Bedbug Annual Report even if the building is bedbug free? Yes."
- Aggregate, not per-unit: the filing is one combined report for the whole building — not a separate submission per apartment.
- Multiple buildings, one login: an owner can file for several buildings under a single HPD account.
The four data points every filing reports
- Total dwelling unit count — every unit in the building, occupied or not; this cannot be zero.
- Infested dwelling unit count — units reported or otherwise known to have had a bedbug infestation in the period.
- Eradicated dwelling unit count — units where eradication measures were employed in the period.
- Re-infested dwelling unit count — units that had a bedbug infestation again after eradication measures.
Filing window: December 1–31, for the prior November–October year
Per HPD's official FAQ: "Property owners are required to file a Bedbug Annual Report with HPD every year between December 1st and December 31st." The reporting period itself runs November 1 through October 31 — so the report filed in December covers bedbug activity from the November before through the October just ended.
After filing, the owner must give the filing receipt to tenants — on commencement of a new lease and at each lease renewal — or post it in a prominent public location in the building, and keep a record of which method was used. HPD's FAQ is explicit that owners cannot create their own version of the receipt to hand out: they must distribute or post the exact electronic form HPD generates to confirm the filing.
What the public filing data actually shows
Every Bedbug Annual Report becomes public. HPD publishes the dataset on NYC Open Data as
"Bedbug Reporting" (agency: HPD, dataset ID wz6d-d3jb),
updated monthly. Pulled directly from the public dataset on 2026-07-04:
Nov 2022 – Oct 2023 (most recent complete year with a full filing cycle)
- 106,788 distinct buildings filed a report for the period.
- 3,645 buildings (about 3.4%) reported at least one infested unit.
- 503 buildings reported a re-infestation after eradication measures.
- By borough (buildings reporting infestation): Brooklyn 1,140 · Manhattan 1,133 · Queens 722 · Bronx 615 · Staten Island 35.
Nov 2024 – Oct 2025 (most recent period in the dataset)
- 100,994 distinct buildings filed a report for the period.
- 2,876 buildings (about 2.8%) reported at least one infested unit.
- By borough (buildings reporting infestation): Manhattan 997 · Brooklyn 894 · Queens 498 · Bronx 456 · Staten Island 31.
The dataset holds 712,596 total filing records across all reporting periods since it went public on 4/10/2020. Its own documentation notes a building can appear twice for the same period if it filed a correction — the figures above count distinct buildings, not raw filing records, to avoid double-counting. This is self-reported, owner-filed data, not an independent inspection count — treat it as what landlords disclosed, not a verified infestation census.
Look up a specific building
Search any address's filing history directly through HPD Online, or query the raw dataset on NYC Open Data.
DBB-N: the other bedbug disclosure form
Separately from the HPD annual filing, New York State's Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR) publishes a standalone form called DBB-N (DHCR 10/10) — "Notice to Tenant, Disclosure of Bedbug Infestation History." Its own header text states it is issued "pursuant to the NYC Housing Maintenance Code," and requires an owner/managing agent to furnish it to each tenant signing a vacancy lease. It's a checkbox form: the owner marks whichever of six boxes applies (no infestation history; building infestation with/without eradication; apartment infestation with/without eradication; or "other"), and both tenant and owner sign it.
HPD's own official guidance does not name DBB-N specifically — it instead describes owners satisfying the ongoing disclosure duty by giving new or renewing tenants the HPD Bedbug Annual Report filing receipt, or posting it. DBB-N appears to be an older or parallel form covering the same substance required by § 27-2018.1. This site did not find an official statement from HPD or DHCR reconciling which form (DBB-N vs. the HPD filing receipt) is the controlling document where the two overlap — landlords with a specific compliance question should confirm current practice directly with HPD or a housing attorney.
DHCR Form DBB-N
The official fillable PDF, published by NY State DHCR.
DBB-N (DHCR 10/10) — official PDF →The Bedbug Annual Report — FAQ
What is the NYC Bedbug Annual Report?
It's the yearly bedbug infestation filing that owners of multiple dwellings must submit to NYC HPD under Housing Maintenance Code § 27-2018.2, covering the 12-month period from November 1 to October 31. It must be filed even if the building had zero infestations.
Is the Bedbug Annual Report the same as the DBB-N disclosure form?
No — they're related but distinct. DBB-N (DHCR 10/10) is a per-lease notice a landlord gives an individual tenant at lease signing. The Bedbug Annual Report is a building-wide filing submitted to HPD once a year; HPD's own guidance says owners satisfy their ongoing tenant-disclosure duty by giving new or renewing tenants the HPD filing receipt (or posting it), not necessarily a separate DBB-N form.
When is the Bedbug Annual Report due?
Every year between December 1 and December 31, for bedbug activity during the prior November 1–October 31 period, per NYC HPD's official FAQ.
Who has to file — does it apply to co-ops, condos, and hotels?
Yes to all three, per HPD's official FAQ. Any owner of a multiple dwelling must file, including corporations, LLCs, condominium corporations, cooperatives, and hotels. Corporate owners must file electronically; individual or joint owners registered as non-corporate may use a paper form.
What happens if an owner doesn't file?
HPD's official FAQ states a violation will be issued to the property owner for failing to file. HPD does not publish a specific civil-penalty dollar figure on its FAQ page or annual filing form, so this site does not state one.
Where can I see a building's actual filing history?
HPD publishes every submitted Bedbug Annual Report on HPD Online, and the underlying dataset is published on NYC Open Data as "Bedbug Reporting" (agency: HPD), updated monthly.