NYC Housing Maintenance Code § 27-2014 · cited May 17, 1988 – Jul 24, 2026
14,325 NYC housing violations have been issued under NYC Housing Maintenance Code § 27-2014, which is 0.2% of every HPD violation attributed to a section. 4,212 are still open.
The most common orders written under this section, in HPD’s own wording.
| BROOKLYN | 1,586 | |
|---|---|---|
| MANHATTAN | 1,195 | |
| BRONX | 990 | |
| QUEENS | 413 | |
| STATEN ISLAND | 28 |
§ 27-2014 Window frames and fire escapes.
a. At least once every five years, the owner of a dwelling shall paint all exterior window frames and sashes with one coat of an exterior paint. The department may require a more frequent repainting of any window frame or sash, as it deems necessary. This subdivision shall not apply to window frames and sashes of approved atmospheric corrosion resistant metal.
b. The owner of a dwelling shall paint every fire escape with two coats of paint of contrasting colors. The owner shall paint the first coat before and the second after erection of a new fire escape, except that this shall not apply to fire escapes constructed of approved atmospheric corrosion resistant metal. Whenever a fire escape becomes corroded, the owner shall scrape and remove the corrosion products and repaint it with two coats of paint of contrasting colors.
Current through Local Law 2026/116, enacted July 11, 2026 · enacted municipal law, in the public domain · official publication
NYC Housing Maintenance Code § 27-2014, "Window frames and fire escapes", is cited on a violation when an HPD inspector finds the condition it covers. At least once every five years, the owner of a dwelling shall paint all exterior window frames and sashes with one coat of an exterior paint. The department may require a more frequent repainting of any window frame or sash, as it deems necessary. This subdivision shall not apply to window frames and sashes of approved atmospheric corrosion resistant metal.
4,212 § 27-2014 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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