NYC Housing Maintenance Code § 27-2024 · cited Nov 10, 1987 – Jul 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.
The most common orders written under this section, in HPD’s own wording.
| BROOKLYN | 3,964 | |
|---|---|---|
| BRONX | 2,532 | |
| QUEENS | 2,242 | |
| MANHATTAN | 1,379 | |
| STATEN ISLAND | 493 |
§ 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
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.
10,610 § 27-2024 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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