Bedford, NY benchmarking compliance, filed for you
The Town of Bedford Rental Property Health and Performance Law requires covered buildings to report energy and water use every year. We gather the data, check it, and file it — usually within a week.
Who’s covered
Residential rental properties registered with the town, and larger commercial, residential and municipal buildings — we’ll confirm whether yours is covered.
Annual deadline
June 1 for the previous calendar year.
Verification
No routine third-party verification — but the program runs its own data checks, so accuracy still matters.
Penalties
Fines of $250 to $5,000 per violation; each day after notice counts separately.
What to report
All energy and water used by the whole building — including tenant spaces — for January 1 to December 31:
- Electricity — every meter serving the building
- Natural gas
- District steam, hot or chilled water, if you have it
- Delivered fuels (oil, diesel, propane) — all delivery receipts for the year
- On-site solar production, if any
- Water — whole-building water use
Leave out backup generator fuel. Note any meters added or removed during the year.
Good to know
- The law also includes a landlord registry, health and safety inspections and disclosure of tenant energy costs.
What we’ll need from you
- Building address, plus any utility service addresses that differ from it
- Gross floor area for the whole building and each use (office, retail, residential…), number of units and year built
- Your Bedford rental registration number (we can look it up)
- Utility data for the full calendar year, January 1 – December 31 (usually 13 months of bills)
- If tenants pay their own utilities: whole-building (aggregated) data from the utility, or signed tenant authorization forms
- Access to your ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager account, if you have one
- Any notice or letter you received about this law
Bedford, NY benchmarking questions
When is the Bedford, NY benchmarking deadline?
Does Bedford, NY benchmarking apply to my building?
What happens if I miss it?
Official program information: Bedford, NY benchmarking website. Requirements change — we confirm current rules for every filing.