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Tenant violations as grounds for eviction

NYC Housing Maintenance Code § 27-2009 · cited Jun 21, 2019Jun 30, 2025

320 NYC housing violations have been issued under NYC Housing Maintenance Code § 27-2009, which is 0.0% of every HPD violation attributed to a section. 38 are still open.

Open now
38
Closed
282
All time
320
Share of attributed
0.0%
Class C (immediately hazardous)
320

What inspectors cite § 27-2009 for

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

  1. Failure To Distribute And Post Safe Construction Bill Of · 194
  2. Failure To Distribute Or Post Safe Construction Bill Of · 126

Open § 27-2009 violations by borough

MANHATTAN17
BROOKLYN13
BRONX4
QUEENS4

Text of NYC Housing Maintenance Code § 27-2009

§ 27-2009 Tenant violations as grounds for eviction.

Any conviction of a tenant for violation of this code which: (1)Results from wilful or grossly negligent conduct and causes substantial damage to the dwelling units; or (2)Results from repeated or continued conduct which causes damage to the dwelling unit or substantially interferes with the comfort or safety of another person; or (3)Consists of an unreasonable refusal to afford access to the dwelling unit to the owner or his or her agent or employee for the purpose of making repairs or improvements required by this code, shall constitute grounds for summary proceedings by the owner to recover possession of such dwelling unit from the tenant.

Current through Local Law 2026/116, enacted July 11, 2026 · enacted municipal law, in the public domain · official publication

Questions people ask about § 27-2009

What is a § 27-2009 violation?

NYC Housing Maintenance Code § 27-2009, "Tenant violations as grounds for eviction", is cited on a violation when an HPD inspector finds the condition it covers. Any conviction of a tenant for violation of this code which: (1)Results from wilful or grossly negligent conduct and causes substantial damage to the dwelling units; or (2)Results from repeated or continued conduct which causes damage to the dwelling unit or substantially interferes with the comfort or safety of another person; or (3)Consists of an unreasonable refusal to afford access to the dwelling unit to the owner or his or her agent or employee for the purpose of making repairs or improvements required by this code, shall constitute grounds for summary proceedings by the owner to recover possession of such dwelling unit from the tenant.

How many § 27-2009 violations are open in NYC right now?

38 § 27-2009 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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