NYC Building Vacate Order Relocation Charges

New York City data aggregates payments made by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development for relocating occupants due to official vacate orders. The dataset is published by data.cityofnewyork.us and was last updated in April 2026. It tracks charges that become tax liens against properties if unpaid by owners.

Use Cases

• Analyze the relationship between VACATEREASON and MONTHLYRELOCATIONTOTAL to identify the most costly types of violations.
• Map the geographic distribution of charges using Latitude, Longitude, and BOROUGH to identify high-incidence neighborhoods.
• Track temporal trends in relocation expenses by aggregating MONTHLYRELOCATIONTOTAL by YEAR and MONTH.
• Assess agency-specific enforcement patterns by analyzing VACATEAGENCY and associated VACATENUMBER counts.
• Correlate building-level charges with property identifiers like BBL and BIN for portfolio risk assessment.

Strengths

• Includes precise geospatial coordinates (Latitude, Longitude) for mapping.
• Contains detailed administrative identifiers like BBL, BIN, and VACATENUMBER for record linkage.
• Provides multiple temporal dimensions (YEAR, MONTH) for trend analysis.

Limitations

• Unknown total row count and sample size limit statistical reliability.
• Data completeness for columns like Census Tract (2020) or NTA (2020) is unverified.
• Potential reporting lag exists as the dataset covers charges incurred under a 2019 law.

Provenance

Source

data.cityofnewyork.us, the official NYC open data portal.

Collection Method

Aggregated from administrative records of the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD).

Time Range

Covers charges incurred under Local Law 159 of 2019; specific start year is null.

Freshness

Last updated April 2026, suggesting regular maintenance.

Geography

New York City, with breakdowns by BOROUGH, Community Board, and Council District.