Local Law 152 Inspection Experts

Inspections are organized by Community Districts – not boroughs. 

Inspections are organized by Community Districts – not boroughs. 

To locate your community district please visit the NYC.GOV Community Profiles page. 

• Our standard rate for a Local Law 152 Gas Inspection is $699.00 (for buildings with 10 units or less).
• Additional units are $15.00 per unit. 

Initial inspections are scheduled in either 2020, 2021, 2022, or 2023. Your second inspection will be due four years from your initial inspection date.  The initial inspections are organized according to your community district (not borough) and have been divided into four groups.

For more information on inspections and reporting visit the FAQ section of the DOB's website.

It covers the most frequently asked questions and provides additional links to more information.

All buildings that are 10 years old or older with three or more family units.

LL152 also applies to all commercial buildings or buildings that have commercial units that are 10 years or older (regardless of size). 

For example, if you have a single-family unit on the second floor, with commercial space below LL152 applies (even though it's only two units).

Here's another example: If you have a building, with three separate units, and three separate groups residing in the building, LL152 applies (even if it's only one floor).

If you’re unsure of your property classification, you can find your building’s occupancy group on the Certificate of Occupancy.

Buildings less than 10 years old are exempt and will need a LL152 inspection 10 years after their first gas permit was issued.

The following is required to obtain an exemption.

• You must prove the building does not contain a gas piping system.
• A registered design professional needs to file a certification verifying no gas piping exists in your building.
• The exemption needs to be reinstated every four years, the same as the inspections themselves.
• You may also be required to present a certificate of occupancy. 

• If the inspection certification submitted to the DOB shows minor corrections are needed, the owner must submit an Inspection Certification (within 120 days). 
• It must be signed and sealed by the LMP who conducted the inspection, clearly state that the corrections have been made.
• An additional 60 days may be requested to address major issues ( for a total of 180 days).
• If gas service is interrupted, all repairs must be completed and certified prior to the re-establishment of gas service.

Within 30 days of each inspection, the LMP must complete and deliver a GPS1 Form that details all results for the building owner or board to review. This report will include a list of conditions requiring correction. Examples may include frayed or worn piping components that affect safe and reliable operation, non-code compliant installations, illegal connections, the detection of combustible gas, and any other conditions determined to be unsafe by the LMP.  

The LMP will also verify that portable combustible gas indicators and detection devices are present in the building.

Click here for a list of acceptable devices approved by the New York State Department of Public Service.
 
The building owner must submit the inspection certification (GPS2) form to the DOB within 60 days of the inspection date. Late submissions will require a new inspection. Therefore, in order to make sure you do not miss your inspection date, Quix Plumbing Service will submit the GPS2 form to the DOB on your behalf (through their online portal) at no additional fee and we will inform you once the process is completed.

View a copy of a LL152 Gas Piping System Periodic Inspection Report below.

LL152 requires all exposed gas piping from point of entry of gas piping into the building, including building services meters, and all gas piping in public spaces, hallways, corridors, and mechanical and boiler rooms. 

This does not include gas piping inside of apartments, but the doorway to the apartment must be checked to make sure there is not a gas leak within. 

A Licensed Master Plumber must make the required repairs and subsequently 

• File for a permit with the DOB
• Pressure test the system to find any leaks.
• Make required repairs.
• Pressure test the system to confirm system integrity after repairs.
• Arrange for and be present at a DOB physical inspection which will include a pressure test.
• Obtain nyc DOB gas authorization, complete any required utility paperwork, and arrange for gas turn-on.

You can use any properly qualified plumber to make the repairs. 

However, the repairs must be certified by the plumber who performed the original inspection.

In October of 2020, the NYC DOB released a service update.

Read the Local Law 152 of 2016 Update for Periodic Inspection of Gas Piping Systems Follow-up #2 by clicking below.