NYS Multiple Dwelling Law § 185 · cited Dec 5, 1989 – Jun 10, 2026
860 NYC housing violations have been issued under NYS Multiple Dwelling Law § 185, which is 0.0% of every HPD violation attributed to a section. 267 are still open.
The most common orders written under this section, in HPD’s own wording.
| BROOKLYN | 178 | |
|---|---|---|
| MANHATTAN | 50 | |
| BRONX | 20 | |
| QUEENS | 18 | |
| STATEN ISLAND | 1 |
267 § 185 violations are open as of Aug 4, 2026.
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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