New Local Law 152 Filing Fees Are Coming: What NYC Building Owners Need to Know
Starting as early as August 2026, the NYC Department of Buildings will begin collecting filing fees for Local Law 152 certifications. If you own a building subject to Local Law 152, here’s what’s changing, who’s most affected, and why the timing of your compliance filing may matter more than you think.
What are the new fees?
According to DOB Service Update Follow-Up #7, the following filing fees will apply once certifications are processed through DOB NOW: Safety:
| Filing Type | Fee (per BIN) |
|---|---|
| Gas Piping System Periodic Inspection Certification (GPS2) | $35 |
| Extension Request to Submit Initial Certification | $35 |
| Extension Request to Correct Conditions | $35 |
| Gas Piping Certification of Correction | $35 |
| Certification of No Gas Piping System in the Building | $375 |
| Documentation of No Gas Service in the Building | $480 |
For most buildings, the $35 GPS2 filing fee is modest. But for owners with multiple Building Identification Numbers (BINs), or buildings that require no-gas documentation, the fees can add up quickly.
The most expensive filings may surprise you
Many owners assume that a building with no gas service should be simpler and less expensive to handle from a compliance standpoint. Under the new fee structure, the opposite may be true.
Documentation certifying that a building has no active gas service: $480 per BIN.
Certification that a building has no gas piping system: $375 per BIN.
If a property has multiple BINs — a main building plus a garage or accessory structure, for example — each BIN requires a separate filing and a separate fee.
This is a meaningful change for owners who have historically treated no-gas buildings as a lower-priority compliance item. The fee structure makes it clear that these filings carry real administrative cost, and that delaying them doesn’t make them go away.
For context on why BIN counts matter, see our case study on a property that received $20,000 in DOB violations — one for each of its four BINs — because GPS2 certifications were never filed after the inspection was completed.
Why timing matters
The DOB has confirmed that filing fees will not be collected until certifications are processed through DOB NOW: Safety — a system transition that has not yet occurred. We have been told this could happen as early as August 2026.
That creates a limited window. Owners who complete inspections, submit certifications, and resolve outstanding compliance requirements before fee collection begins may be able to avoid these additional costs entirely.
This is particularly relevant for buildings that:
- Have no active gas service
- Had gas service that has since been permanently disconnected
- Have garages or accessory structures with separate BINs
- Are behind on GPS2 filings from a prior inspection subcycle
- Anticipate needing extension requests
Historically, many of these filings carried no DOB fee. That is changing. Owners who act before the transition avoid a cost that owners who wait will not.
What this means for owners with multiple BINs
A single property can have more than one Building Identification Number. A main residential building and a detached garage on the same lot, for example, may each carry a separate BIN — and each requires a separate Local Law 152 filing.
Under the new fee structure, a property with four BINs that each require a no-gas-service documentation filing would face $1,920 in filing fees alone ($480 × 4). That’s before any inspection or correction costs.
Understanding your property’s BIN count and what each BIN requires is an important first step — and one that’s worth doing now, before the fee structure takes effect.
What Keep My Gas is telling clients
We are encouraging owners to review their Local Law 152 obligations sooner rather than later — particularly those with no-gas buildings, multiple BINs, or outstanding compliance items from a prior cycle.
Local Law 152 compliance is no longer just about the inspection. It is increasingly about understanding the filing process, documentation requirements, deadlines, and now filing fees. The owners who plan ahead are consistently the ones who spend less.
If you are unsure whether your building requires an inspection, qualifies as a no-gas-service property, or may be affected by these upcoming fees, now is a good time to find out — before the fees become part of the equation.
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