Digital Lobby Signs Are Now Allowed: The February 2026 HPD Rule
For the first time, HPD lets owners show some required notices on a digital screen instead of paper or metal. It sounds like a big change, but it only covers five notices, and it comes with strict rules. Here's what you can and can't put on a screen.
The quick answer
In short: Since February 2, 2026, owners can use a digital sign for five notices: bedbugs, smoke and CO detectors, garbage collection, heat sensor devices (if required) and interruption of services (if required). If you go digital for one, all five must be digital. The gas leak notice and other signs stay physical.
The five notices that can go digital
- 1Bedbug filing informationThe HPD receipt and brochure information.
- 2Smoke and CO detector noticeSee our CO rules guide for what it covers.
- 3Garbage collection noticePickup days and set out times. See the garbage notice guide.
- 4Heat sensor devicesOnly for buildings in HPD's heat sensor program.
- 5Interruption of servicesPlanned shutoffs of heat, water, gas or power. The notice on each floor still has to go up on paper.
The screen rules
HPD's signage page lists the requirements:
If you use a screen for one of the five, you must use it for all five.
Titles and content at least a quarter inch tall at all times, in bold, well spaced, high contrast type.
In a common area, readily visible, with enough light to read easily.
The screen must meet ADA Standards for Accessible Design.
English, Spanish and any other language you think tenants need.
If the screen goes dark, physical notices need to go up right away, so many owners keep printed backups on hand.
What must stay on the wall
Everything else. That includes the registration number sign, the superintendent sign, the inspection frame, the fire safety notice, floor numbers, the gas leak notice and the rent stabilized notice. The gas leak notice in particular must remain in hard copy even inside a combined notice.
Going digital for five notices? You still need the rest on the wall. See required signs
Is a screen worth it?
Large buildings that already have a lobby screen for announcements.
Small walk ups, where five metal signs cost far less than a screen.
What this looks like in practice
Picture a 150 unit building with a lobby screen that already shows package alerts. Management adds a rotating page for the five notices, in bold quarter inch type in English and Spanish, and keeps a binder of printed backups at the front desk. The metal signs for the rest of the required list stay right where they are.
Official sources: HPD Required Signage (digital signage section), 28 RCNY Chapter 12.
Quick answers
Which HPD notices can be digital?
Bedbugs, smoke and CO detectors, garbage collection, heat sensor devices if required, and interruption of services if required.
Can I put just the garbage notice on a screen?
No. If you use digital signage for one of the five, all five must be digital.
Can the gas leak notice go on the screen?
No. The suspected gas leak notice must stay in hard copy.
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General information based on the NYC HPD Required Signage page as of November 2026. Not legal advice. HPD Signs NYC is not affiliated with the City of New York or HPD. Prices may change. Check nyc.gov/hpd for the latest rules.