Local Law 126

Explaining periodic inspection requirements for NYC parking structures

 

How does
Local Law 126 affect NYC parking structures?

 

  • LL126 will require owners of parking structures to have their garages inspected every six years, and to file a report with inspection results to the the Department of Buildings.

  • The first two-year inspection cycle (1.1.2022 - 12.31.2023) will cover Manhattan Community Districts 1-7. See all Filing Cycles here.

  • Inspections and reports must be conducted by a Qualified Parking Structures Inspector (QPSI)

  • QPSI’s will create an annual observation checklist during the initial assessment prescribing baseline inspection items to be assessed annually or at more frequent intervals by or on behalf of the parking structure owner.

Inspections begin January 1, 2022

 

NYC LL126 Filing Cycles

LL126 Condition Assessment
Breakdown

  1. NYS PE conducts inspection for evidence of deterioration

  2. NYS PE files report within 60 days of inspection

  3. Garages are classified as:

 

    • Minimal deterioration

    • Subsequent report within 6 years

    • Potential danger

    • No immediate action required

    • Conditions monitored by PE

    • File amended report within three years

    • Must repair before next cycle

    • Immediate danger to safety

    • Must notify Owner, DOB, and file compliance report

    • Immediately remove unsafe condition(s) or safeguard area

    • Must correct unsafe condition in 90 days

    • Amended report within 2 weeks of repair

What type of parking structures require inspection and reporting under LL126?

  • Buildings, or portions of a building, used for parking or storing motor vehicles, including space inside or under a building

  • Open parking garages and enclosed parking garages as defined in the NYC Building Code