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NYS Multiple Dwelling Law § 12

NYS Multiple Dwelling Law § 12 · cited Apr 12, 1982 – Jun 24, 2026

681 NYC housing violations have been issued under NYS Multiple Dwelling Law § 12, which is 0.0% of every HPD violation attributed to a section. 163 are still open.

Open now
163
Closed
518
All time
681
Share of attributed
0.0%
Class C (immediately hazardous)
264

What inspectors cite § 12 for

The most common orders written under this section, in HPD’s own wording.

  1. Discontinue The Storage Of Combustible Material At Boiler Room · 23
  2. Discontinue The Storage Of Combustible Material Consisting Of Paint · 14
  3. Discontinue The Unlawful Keeping Of Pigeons At Roof · 11
  4. Discontinue The Storage Of Combustible Material Consisting Of House · 11
  5. Discontinue The Storage Of Combustible Material Construction Material And · 8
  6. Discontinue The Storage Of Combustible Material In Boiler Room · 8

Open § 12 violations by borough

BROOKLYN69
MANHATTAN51
BRONX22
QUEENS20
STATEN ISLAND1

Questions people ask about § 12

How many § 12 violations are open in NYC right now?

163 § 12 violations are open as of Aug 4, 2026.

Where this comes from

Counted from HPD’s Housing Maintenance Code Violations dataset. Each notice is attributed to a section by HPD’s own order number where one is on record, otherwise by the section its notice text cites. Figures recomputed Aug 4, 2026.

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