New York City Administrative Code Title 27 Chapter 2 — Housing Maintenance Code
New York City Housing Maintenance Code: establishes habitability and maintenance obligations for NYC residential buildings. Covers owner and tenant duties (Sc2), physical standards (Sc3), building registration and administration (Sc4), and enforcement, receivership, and legal remedies (Sc5). 204 live sections across 5 subchapters and 35 articles (§§ 27-2001 et seq.), confirmed 2026-09-30.
Provisions (203)
§ 27-2001
Short title
§ 27-2002
Legislative declaration
§ 27-2003
Applicability
§ 27-2004
Definitions
§ 27-2005
Duties of owner
§ 27-2006
Duties of tenant
§ 27-2007
Certain specific duties of tenants and others
§ 27-2008
Owner's right of access
§ 27-2009
Tenant violations as grounds for eviction
§ 27-2009.1
Rights and responsibilities of owners and tenants in relation to pets
§ 27-2009.2
Safe construction bill of rights
§ 27-2009.3
Inspections of unoccupied dwelling units
§ 27-2010
Cleaning of roofs, yards, courts and other open spaces
§ 27-2011
Cleaning of interior shared space
§ 27-2012
Cleaning of interior of dwelling units
§ 27-2013
Painting of public parts and within dwellings
§ 27-2014
Window frames and fire escapes
§ 27-2015
Courts and shafts
§ 27-2016
Departmental regulations concerning paint and wall covering and quality and frequency of repainting or re-covering
§ 27-2017
Definitions
§ 27-2017.1
Owners' responsibility to remediate
§ 27-2017.10
Violations placed by the department of health and mental hygiene
§ 27-2017.11
Reporting
§ 27-2017.12
Waiver of benefit void
§ 27-2017.2
Owners' responsibility to notify occupants and to investigate
§ 27-2017.3
Violation for visible mold
§ 27-2017.4
Violation for pests
§ 27-2017.5
Removal of asthma triggers in a dwelling unit upon turnover
§ 27-2017.6
Department inspections
§ 27-2017.7
Department implementation and enforcement
§ 27-2017.8
Integrated pest management practices
§ 27-2017.9
Work practices
§ 27-2018.1
Notice of bedbug infestation history
§ 27-2018.2
Reporting bedbug infestations
§ 27-2019
Elimination of harborages
§ 27-2020
Definitions
§ 27-2021
Receptacles for waste matter
§ 27-2022
Frequency of collection of waste matter from dwelling units in multiple dwellings
§ 27-2023
Collection of waste matter from dwelling units in one and two-family dwellings
§ 27-2024
Water supply to buildings
§ 27-2025
Water supply to individual units and fixtures
§ 27-2026
Maintenance of sewer connections and plumbing fixtures
§ 27-2027
Drainage of roofs and court yards
§ 27-2028
Central heat or electric or gas heating system; when required
§ 27-2029
Minimum temperature to be maintained
§ 27-2030
Provision of cooling systems
§ 27-2031
Supply of hot water; when required
§ 27-2032
Gas-fueled or electric heaters
§ 27-2033
Access to boiler room
§ 27-2033.1
Heat inspections and installation of internet capable temperature reporting devices
§ 27-2034
Space and water heaters
§ 27-2035
Gas-fired refrigerators
§ 27-2036
Self-inspection of gas appliances
§ 27-2037
Duty to provide electric lighting equipment in all dwellings
§ 27-2038
Electric lighting fixtures required in certain public parts of dwellings
§ 27-2040
Lights near entrance ways and in yards and courts of multiple dwellings
§ 27-2041
Peepholes
§ 27-2041.1
Self-closing doors
§ 27-2041.2
Self-closing doors; required inspections
§ 27-2042
Mirrors in elevators
§ 27-2043
Locks in dwelling unit doors
§ 27-2043.1
Window guards
§ 27-2044
Fire protection in certain old law tenements
§ 27-2045
Duties of owner and occupant with respect to installation and maintenance of smoke detecting devices, carbon monoxide detecting devices and natural gas detecting devices
§ 27-2046.3
Safety devices for certain electrical outlets required
§ 27-2046.4
Stovetop protection
§ 27-2046.5
Inter-agency coordination on fire safety violations
§ 27-2047
Mail service
§ 27-2048
Floor signs
§ 27-2049
Street numbers
§ 27-2051
Maintenance of rooming units
§ 27-2051.1
Temporary posting of emergency information
§ 27-2052
Definitions
§ 27-2053
Obligations of owner
§ 27-2054
Residence of person performing janitorial services; limitation on number of dwelling units served
§ 27-2055
Certification of competency
§ 27-2056
Exemption of New York city housing authority
§ 27-2056.1
Terminology
§ 27-2056.10
Department implementation and enforcement
§ 27-2056.11
Work practices
§ 27-2056.12
Reporting
§ 27-2056.13
Transmittal of violations to the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
§ 27-2056.14
Inspections by Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and removal of health code violations by Department of Housing Preservation and Development
§ 27-2056.15
Waiver of benefit void
§ 27-2056.16
Exemption for emergency conditions
§ 27-2056.17
Record keeping requirements
§ 27-2056.18
Application of this article based on age of child
§ 27-2056.2
Definitions
§ 27-2056.21
Definitions
§ 27-2056.22
Owner’s responsibility to inspect steam radiators
§ 27-2056.23
Qualifications and recordkeeping
§ 27-2056.24
Notification to tenants
§ 27-2056.3
Owners' responsibility to remediate
§ 27-2056.4
Owners' responsibility to notify occupants and to investigate
§ 27-2056.5
Presumption
§ 27-2056.6
Violation in a dwelling unit
§ 27-2056.7
Audit and inspection by department following commissioner's order to abate
§ 27-2056.8
Violation in a dwelling unit upon or prior to turnover
§ 27-2056.9
Department inspections
§ 27-2057
Lighting and ventilation in multiple dwellings; general requirements
§ 27-2058
Lighting and ventilation of living rooms in multiple dwellings erected after nineteen hundred twenty-nine
§ 27-2059
Lighting and ventilation of living rooms in converted dwellings
§ 27-2060
Lighting and ventilation of living rooms in new law tenements
§ 27-2061
Lighting and ventilation of living rooms in old law tenements
§ 27-2062
Lighting and ventilation in one- and two-family dwellings
§ 27-2063
Location of water closets
§ 27-2064
Size and construction of water closet compartments
§ 27-2065
Light and ventilation of water closet compartments
§ 27-2066
Sanitary facilities in apartments
§ 27-2067
Sanitary facilities in rooming units
§ 27-2068
Sanitary facilities in certain multiple dwellings erected after nineteen hundred twenty-nine
§ 27-2069
Sanitary facilities in one- and two-family dwellings
§ 27-2070
Facilities and equipment
§ 27-2071
Lighting and ventilation
§ 27-2072
Fire protection
§ 27-2073
Requirements for kitchens and kitchenettes in one- and two-family dwellings
§ 27-2074
Minimum room sizes
§ 27-2075
Maximum permitted occupancy
§ 27-2076
Prohibited occupancies
§ 27-2077
Conversions to rooming units prohibited
§ 27-2078
Rental of rooms to boarders
§ 27-2079
Single room occupancy
§ 27-2080
Maintenance of a registry in rooming house and single room occupancy buildings
§ 27-2081
Occupancy of cellars and basements in multiple dwellings; general requirements
§ 27-2082
Occupancy of cellars and basements in any multiple dwelling with "adequate adjacent space"
§ 27-2083
Occupancy of cellars and basements in multiple dwellings erected after April eighteenth, nineteen hundred twenty-nine
§ 27-2084
Occupancy of cellars and basements in converted dwellings
§ 27-2085
Occupancy of cellars and basements in new law tenements
§ 27-2086
Occupancy of cellars and basements in old law tenements
§ 27-2087
Occupancy of cellars and basements in one- and two-family dwellings
§ 27-2088
Powers of the board of standards and appeals; cellar and basement occupancies
§ 27-2089
Requirements for reoccupancy of vacant multiple dwellings
§ 27-2090
Power to make regulations
§ 27-2091
Power to issue orders
§ 27-2092
Power to hold hearings; subpoena power; production of documents
§ 27-2093
Certification of no harassment with respect to single room occupancy multiple dwellings
§ 27-2093.1
Certification of no harassment with respect to pilot program buildings
§ 27-2094
Inspection of one- and two-family dwellings; voluntary registration of owner-occupant
§ 27-2095
Service of notices and orders
§ 27-2096
False statements punishable
§ 27-2096.1
Application forms; languages required
§ 27-2096.2
Median asking rents
§ 27-2097
Registration; time to file
§ 27-2098
Registration statement; contents
§ 27-2099
Registration statement; change of ownership or title
§ 27-2100
Registration statement; change of address
§ 27-2101
Change of managing agent
§ 27-2102
Registration statement; lease of an entire multiple dwelling
§ 27-2103
Extension of time for registration
§ 27-2104
Posting of serial number and sign regarding rent stabilized dwelling units
§ 27-2105
Identification of managing agent or owner and agent designated by the owner for the collection of rental payments if different from the managing agent to tenant
§ 27-2106
Registration statement; proof of contents
§ 27-2107
Failure to register; penalties
§ 27-2108
Exemption of the city of New York, its agencies and the New York city housing authority
§ 27-2109
Voluntary registration of mortgagees and lienors
§ 27-2109.1
Notice by a mortgagee commencing an action to foreclose a mortgage on residential real property
§ 27-2109.2
Online portfolio report of registered property owners
§ 27-2109.51
Definitions
§ 27-2109.52
Speculation watch list
§ 27-2110
Style of legal actions by department; disposition of moneys collected
§ 27-2111
Moneys collected by department payable to special repair fund
§ 27-2112
Liability of the department for costs
§ 27-2113
Notice of pendency of action
§ 27-2114
Responsibility of stockholders of corporations owning multiple dwellings declared nuisances
§ 27-2115
Imposition of civil penalty
§ 27-2116
Enforcement of civil penalty; powers of housing part of the civil court, collection of judgment
§ 27-2117
Stay of accumulation of per diem penalties during pendency of action
§ 27-2118
Penalties; willful or reckless violations; false statements
§ 27-2119
Penalties; refusal to admit and interference with inspection; failure to submit reports
§ 27-2120
Injunctions; mandatory and prohibitory
§ 27-2121
Injunctive relief in other actions; powers of the court
§ 27-2122
Preliminary injunctions
§ 27-2123
Court order of access to inspect premises
§ 27-2124
Failure to comply with judicial order
§ 27-2125
Power to cause or order corrections of violations
§ 27-2127
Corrective action pursuant to court order
§ 27-2128
Recovery of expenses
§ 27-2129
Statement of account
§ 27-2129.1
Report on certain elevators referred to the department
§ 27-2130
Grounds for appointment of receiver
§ 27-2131
Notice to owner, mortgagees and lienors
§ 27-2132
Order to show cause
§ 27-2133
Temporary appointment of receiver
§ 27-2134
Proceedings on return of order to show cause
§ 27-2135
Powers and duties of receiver
§ 27-2136
Discharge of receiver
§ 27-2137
Recovery of expenses of receivership; lien of receiver
§ 27-2138
Obligations of owner not affected
§ 27-2139
Power to order dwelling vacated
§ 27-2140
Content and effect of vacate order
§ 27-2141
Notice
§ 27-2142
Reoccupancy after vacate order
§ 27-2143
Action against the owner for recovery of expenses
§ 27-2144
Lien on premises
§ 27-2145
Establishment of lien
§ 27-2146
Validity of lien; grounds for challenge
§ 27-2147
Levy on rents
§ 27-2148
Appointment of receiver
§ 27-2150
Definitions
§ 27-2151
Withdrawal of single room occupancy dwelling units from the rental market prohibited
§ 27-2152
Enforcement
§ 27-2153
Alternative enforcement program
§ 27-2154