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Cleaning of roofs, yards, courts and other open spaces

NYC Housing Maintenance Code § 27-2010 · cited Sep 29, 1987 – Jul 24, 2026

55,820 NYC housing violations have been issued under NYC Housing Maintenance Code § 27-2010, which is 0.7% of every HPD violation attributed to a section. 12,343 are still open.

Open now
12,343
Closed
43,477
All time
55,820
Share of attributed
0.7%
Class C (immediately hazardous)
7,830

What inspectors cite § 27-2010 for

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

  1. Remove The Accumulation Of Refuse And/Or Rubbish And Maintain · 45,995
  2. Cleanse And Disinfect To The Satisfaction Of This Department · 8,755
  3. Cleanse To The Satisfaction Of This Department The Ceramic · 169
  4. Cleanse To The Satisfaction Of This Department The Visible · 118
  5. Cleanse To The Satisfaction Of This Department The Mold · 114
  6. Cleanse To The Satisfaction Of This Department The Mildew · 98

Open § 27-2010 violations by borough

BROOKLYN5,305
QUEENS2,489
BRONX2,451
MANHATTAN1,402
STATEN ISLAND696

Text of NYC Housing Maintenance Code § 27-2010

§ 27-2010 Cleaning of roofs, yards, courts and other open spaces.

The owner of a dwelling containing two or more dwelling units, and the occupant of a single family dwelling shall keep the roof, yard, courts and other open spaces clean and free from dirt, filth, garbage or other offensive material.

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

Questions people ask about § 27-2010

What is a § 27-2010 violation?

NYC Housing Maintenance Code § 27-2010, "Cleaning of roofs, yards, courts and other open spaces", is cited on a violation when an HPD inspector finds the condition it covers. The owner of a dwelling containing two or more dwelling units, and the occupant of a single family dwelling shall keep the roof, yard, courts and other open spaces clean and free from dirt, filth, garbage or other offensive material.

How many § 27-2010 violations are open in NYC right now?

12,343 § 27-2010 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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