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Rodent and insect eradication; mandatory extermination

NYC Housing Maintenance Code § 27-2018 (repealed) · cited Sep 22, 1987 – Jul 15, 2026

186,983 NYC housing violations have been issued under NYC Housing Maintenance Code § 27-2018, which is 2.2% of every HPD violation attributed to a section. 27,033 are still open.

Open now
27,033
Closed
159,950
All time
186,983
Share of attributed
2.2%
Class C (immediately hazardous)
9,652

What inspectors cite § 27-2018 for

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

  1. Abate The Nuisance Consisting Of Mice In The Entire · 54,896
  2. Abate The Nuisance Consisting Of Roaches In The Entire · 43,862
  3. Abate The Nuisance Consisting Of Mice Located At Apt · 13,356
  4. Abate The Nuisance Consisting Of Roaches Located At Apt · 11,259
  5. Abate The Nuisance Consisting Of Vermin Mice In The · 9,770
  6. Abate The Nuisance Consisting Of Bedbugs In The Entire · 9,539

Open § 27-2018 violations by borough

BROOKLYN10,915
BRONX6,567
MANHATTAN4,402
QUEENS4,316
STATEN ISLAND833

Text of NYC Housing Maintenance Code § 27-2018

This section has been repealed. The violations counted above were issued while it was in force, or cite it in their notice text.

§ 27-2018 Rodent and insect eradication; mandatory extermination.

(Repealed L.L. 2018/055, 1/19/2018, eff. 1/19/2019)

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

Questions people ask about § 27-2018

What is a § 27-2018 violation?

NYC Housing Maintenance Code § 27-2018, "Rodent and insect eradication; mandatory extermination", is cited on a violation when an HPD inspector finds the condition it covers. (Repealed L.L. 2018/055, 1/19/2018, eff. 1/19/2019)

How many § 27-2018 violations are open in NYC right now?

27,033 § 27-2018 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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