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Cleaning of interior shared space

NYC Housing Maintenance Code § 27-2011 · cited Sep 11, 1990 – Jul 24, 2026

21,142 NYC housing violations have been issued under NYC Housing Maintenance Code § 27-2011, which is 0.3% of every HPD violation attributed to a section. 4,000 are still open.

Open now
4,000
Closed
17,142
All time
21,142
Share of attributed
0.3%
Class C (immediately hazardous)
0

What inspectors cite § 27-2011 for

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

  1. Cleanse To The Satisfaction Of This Department The Floor · 3,190
  2. Cleanse To The Satisfaction Of This Department The Ceramic · 2,968
  3. Cleanse To The Satisfaction Of This Department The Mold · 2,489
  4. Cleanse To The Satisfaction Of This Department The Floors · 2,037
  5. Cleanse To The Satisfaction Of This Department The All · 1,095
  6. Cleanse To The Satisfaction Of This Department The Visible · 994

Open § 27-2011 violations by borough

BROOKLYN1,732
BRONX1,264
MANHATTAN603
QUEENS312
STATEN ISLAND89

Text of NYC Housing Maintenance Code § 27-2011

§ 27-2011 Cleaning of interior shared space.

The owner of a dwelling shall maintain the public parts in a clean and sanitary condition.

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

Questions people ask about § 27-2011

What is a § 27-2011 violation?

NYC Housing Maintenance Code § 27-2011, "Cleaning of interior shared space", is cited on a violation when an HPD inspector finds the condition it covers. The owner of a dwelling shall maintain the public parts in a clean and sanitary condition.

How many § 27-2011 violations are open in NYC right now?

4,000 § 27-2011 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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