Benchmarking Compliance

Due date:

06/01/2023

Property types required:

• Commercial properties: 25,000+ sqft.
• Multifamily properties: 25,000+ sqft.

Penalties for non-compliance:

Written notice of first violation; Fine of $1,000 if 30 days late, an additional $1,000 every year thereafter

Due date:

06/01/2023

Property types required:

• Commercial properties: 10,000+ sqft.

Penalties for non-compliance:

Proof of culpable mental state is not required for a fine of up to $500. If a person acts with criminal negligence, a fine of up to $2,000 may be assessed.

Due date:

07/01/2023

Property types required:

• Commercial properties: 15,000+ sqft.
• Multifamily properties: 15,000+ sqft.

Penalties for non-compliance:

Owners that fail to comply with the ordinance may be subject to a fine of $100 for each violation, and an additional fine of up to $25 for each day that the violation continues, up to a maximum of $1,000 per violation

Due date:

05/15/2023

Property types required:

• Commercial properties: 20,000+ sqft.
• Multifamily properties: 20,000+ sqft. OR 15+ dwellings

Penalties for non-compliance:

$75 to $200 per day for owners. Maximum annual fine is $3,000. Non-residential tenants may be fined up to $35 at a time for failing to supply building owners with their energy data. Residential tenants will not be fined.

GHG emissions limit:

Due date:

06/01/2023

Property types required:

• Commercial properties: 20,000+ sqft.
• Multifamily properties: 20,000+ sqft.
• Industrial properties: 20,000+ sqft.

Penalties for non-compliance:

Failure to comply with the ordinance can result in fines of $0.0025 per square foot up to $1,000 per day of non-compliance.

Additional notes:

Large industrial campuses have their own custom requirements.

Due date:

05/15/2023

Property types required:

• Commercial properties: 10,000+ sqft.
• Multifamily properties: 10,000+ sqft.
• Industrial properties: 10,000+ sqft.

Due date:

06/01/2023

Property types required:

• Commercial properties: 50,000+ sqft.
• Multifamily properties: 50,000+ sqft.

Penalties for non-compliance:

The California Energy Commission is authorized to impose a civil fine, as provided, for a violation of data submission requirements.

Due date:

05/01/2023

Property types required:

• Commercial properties: 25,000+ sqft.
• Multifamily properties: 50+ dwellings

Penalties for non-compliance:

First violation results in a warning. Subsequent violations result in a fine of $300 per day.

Due date:

06/01/2023

Property types required:

• Commercial properties: 50,000+ sqft.
• Multifamily properties: 50,000+ sqft.

Penalties for non-compliance:

Owner subject up to $100 fine for 1st violation and additional fines up to $25/day

Due date:

05/20/2023

Property types required:

• Commercial properties: 20,000+ sqft.
• Multifamily properties: 20,000+ sqft.
• Industrial properties: 20,000+ sqft.

Due date:

06/01/2023

Property types required:

• Commercial properties: 50,000+ sqft.
• Multifamily properties: 50,000+ sqft.

Due date:

06/01/2023

Property types required:

• Commercial properties: 25,000+ sqft.
• Multifamily properties: 25,000+ sqft.

Penalties for non-compliance:

DDPHE will offer in-person trainings on how to benchmark as well as help center support to provide one-on-one responses to questions and follow-up with any owners who have not complied on-time or who had obvious data errors. Any buildings in non-compliance after the June 1 deadline will be notified about a 90-day grace period and assistance in complying will be offered. Buildings still in non-compliance at the end of the 90-day grace period will be assessed a penalty of $2,000.

Due date:

07/01/2023

Property types required:

• Commercial properties: 25,000+ sqft.
• Multifamily properties: 25,000+ sqft.

Penalties for non-compliance:

Late submissions (more than 30 days) will be charged a $50 late fee. Failure to remediate non-compliance within 30 days will result in a $300 violation fee. Subsequent violations will be charged a $500 fee.

Due date:

06/01/2023

Property types required:

• Commercial properties: 25,000+ sqft.
• Multifamily properties: 25,000+ sqft.

Due date:

06/30/2023

Property types required:

• Commercial properties: 20,000+ sqft.
• Multifamily properties: 20,000+ sqft.

Penalties for non-compliance:

Any person who violates any provision of this Chapter will be fined one hundred dollars ($100) for each such offense. Every month a violation continues will be deemed a separate offense.

Due date:

06/01/2023

Property types required:

• Commercial properties: 5,000+ sqft.
• Multifamily properties: 5,000+ sqft.

Penalties for non-compliance:

Non-compliance can result in a fee of up to $1000 per violation

Due date:

05/01/2023

Property types required:

• Commercial properties: 50,000+ sqft.
• Multifamily properties: 50,000+ sqft.
• Industrial properties: 50,000+ sqft.

Penalties for non-compliance:

Written warning for first failure to comply; fine of up to $500 if compliance not met within 60 days of warning; additional to other remedies, city may file suit

Due date:

06/01/2023

Property types required:

• Commercial properties: 20,000+ sqft.
• Multifamily properties: 20,000+ sqft.
• Industrial properties: 20,000+ sqft.

Penalties for non-compliance:

Failure to comply with this division shall subject the owner to noncompliance fees as specified in Section 98.0411 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code, except that the amount of the noncompliance fee shall be $202.

Due date:

06/01/2023

Property types required:

• Commercial properties: 50,000+ sqft.
• Multifamily properties: 50,000+ sqft.

Penalties for non-compliance:

Warning notice mailed to the building owner, indicating 45 days to comply else face a penalty. Failure to comply with penalties may result in a suspension of commercial building registration.

Due date:

05/01/2023

Property types required:

• Commercial properties: 25,000+ sqft.
• Multifamily properties: 25,000+ sqft.
• Industrial properties: 25,000+ sqft.

Penalties for non-compliance:

$500 fine for missing May 1st benchmarking deadline, additional $500 fines for each subsequent quarter failing to benchmark (maximum: $2,000)

GHG emissions limit:

Due date:

05/01/2023

Property types required:

• Commercial properties: 50,000+ sqft.
• Multifamily properties: 50,000+ sqft.

Penalties for non-compliance:

Violations of this section are punishable as provided in Article I, Chapter 5, of the Orlando City Code. However, no owner of a covered property found to be in violation of this Part shall be fined more than $2,000 per year.

Due date:

06/30/2023

Property types required:

• Commercial properties: 50,000+ sqft.
• Multifamily properties: 50,000+ sqft.

Penalties for non-compliance:

$300 fine for the 1st 30 days, and then $100/day

Due date:

06/01/2023

Property types required:

• Commercial properties: 50,000+ sqft.

Penalties for non-compliance:

Failure to comply with the benchmarking requirements will result in publicly being listed as non-compliant on the online platform, described as "eligible and non-participating".

Due date:

05/01/2023

Property types required:

• Commercial properties: 20,000+ sqft.
• Multifamily properties: 50+ dwellings

Penalties for non-compliance:

For the first violation, a written warning may be issued. Any subsequent or ongoing violation will be subject to a fine of up to $20.00 per day.

Due date:

04/01/2023

Property types required:

• Commercial properties: 30,000+ sqft.
• Multifamily properties: 30,000+ sqft.

Penalties for non-compliance:

A written notice may be issued for the violation; if the information is not reported within 30 days, a penalty of up to $500 depending on length of time.

Due date:

06/01/2023

Property types required:

• Commercial properties: 50,000+ sqft.
• Multifamily properties: 50,000+ sqft.

Due date:

05/01/2023

Property types required:

• Commercial properties: 25,000+ sqft.

Penalties for non-compliance:

The Director may issue up to three written notices of noncompliance to the Owner, allowing Owner to remedy such noncompliance within 90 days after each notice of violation. After the third written notice of violation, the Director may impose a fine of up to $500 per violation thereafter not exceeding a total of $1,000 annually.

Due date:

06/01/2023

Property types required:

• Commercial properties: 50,000+ sqft.
• Multifamily properties: 50,000+ sqft. OR 17+ residential units

Due date:

05/01/2023

Property types required:

• Commercial properties: 20,000+ sqft.
• Multifamily properties: 20,000+ sqft.

Due date:

07/01/2023

Property types required:

• Commercial properties: 20,000+ sqft.
• Multifamily properties: 20,000+ sqft.

Penalties for non-compliance:

Penalties accrue quarterly, starting 90 days after reporting deadlines. Buildings 50,000 SF or greater: $1,000/quarter. Buildings greater than or equal to 20,000 SF and less than 50,000 SF: $500/quarter

Due date:

05/01/2023

Property types required:

• Commercial properties: 50,000+ sqft.
• Multifamily properties: 50,000+ sqft.

Penalties for non-compliance:

If benchmarking information is not reported within 60 days after a written warning is issued, the owner is subject to a fine of at least $50 and not more than $200. Each day of the violation is a separate offense. Cumulative fine cannot exceed $1,000.

Due date:

06/01/2023

Property types required:

• Commercial properties: 25,000+ sqft.
• Multifamily properties: 25,000+ sqft.

Due date:

04/01/2023

Property types required:

• Commercial properties: 25,000+ sqft.
• Multifamily properties: 25,000+ sqft.
• Industrial properties: 25,000+ sqft.

Penalties for non-compliance:

Up to $100 per day.