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Water supply to buildings

NYC Housing Maintenance Code § 27-2024 · cited Nov 10, 1987Jul 24, 2026

43,443 NYC housing violations have been issued under NYC Housing Maintenance Code § 27-2024, which is 0.5% of every HPD violation attributed to a section. 10,610 are still open.

Open now
10,610
Closed
32,833
All time
43,443
Share of attributed
0.5%
Class C (immediately hazardous)
22,184

What inspectors cite § 27-2024 for

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

  1. Provide Adequate Supply Of Hot Water For The Fixtures · 25,260
  2. Provide Adequate Supply Of Cold Water For The Fixtures · 18,179
  3. Provide Suitable Tight Cover Made Of Metal Or Wood · 3
  4. Provide A Ball Cock For The Water Supply Tank · 1

Open § 27-2024 violations by borough

BROOKLYN3,964
BRONX2,532
QUEENS2,242
MANHATTAN1,379
STATEN ISLAND493

Text of NYC Housing Maintenance Code § 27-2024

§ 27-2024 Water supply to buildings.

The owner of a dwelling shall provide and maintain a supply of pure and wholesome water sufficient in quantity and at sufficient pressure to keep all plumbing fixtures adequately supplied for their sanitary maintenance. Where water mains are available in the street, every dwelling shall be supplied with water from such mains. The owner shall keep the water supply free from connection to any unsafe water supply or from cross-connections to any drainage system.

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

Questions people ask about § 27-2024

What is a § 27-2024 violation?

NYC Housing Maintenance Code § 27-2024, "Water supply to buildings", is cited on a violation when an HPD inspector finds the condition it covers. The owner of a dwelling shall provide and maintain a supply of pure and wholesome water sufficient in quantity and at sufficient pressure to keep all plumbing fixtures adequately supplied for their sanitary maintenance. Where water mains are available in the street, every dwelling shall be supplied with water from such mains. The owner shall keep the water supply free from connection to any unsafe water supply or from cross-connections to any drainage system.

How many § 27-2024 violations are open in NYC right now?

10,610 § 27-2024 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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