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Maintenance of sewer connections and plumbing fixtures

NYC Housing Maintenance Code § 27-2026 · cited Sep 8, 1987 – Jul 24, 2026

624,699 NYC housing violations have been issued under NYC Housing Maintenance Code § 27-2026, which is 7.5% of every HPD violation attributed to a section. 123,259 are still open.

Open now
123,259
Closed
501,440
All time
624,699
Share of attributed
7.5%
Class C (immediately hazardous)
84,607

What inspectors cite § 27-2026 for

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

  1. Properly Repair The Source And Abate The Evidence Of · 314,974
  2. Repair The Leaky And/Or Defective Faucets At Bathtub In · 38,657
  3. Repair The Flushing Apparatus And Maintain Same So As · 30,138
  4. Repair The Leaky And/Or Defective Faucets At Sink In · 28,362
  5. Reset, So As To Secure A Proper And Tight · 15,816
  6. Repair The Leaky And/Or Defective Faucets At Wash Basin · 11,879

Open § 27-2026 violations by borough

BROOKLYN43,245
BRONX36,012
MANHATTAN20,670
QUEENS19,328
STATEN ISLAND4,004

Text of NYC Housing Maintenance Code § 27-2026

§ 27-2026 Maintenance of sewer connections and plumbing fixtures.

The owner of a dwelling shall properly maintain and keep in good repair the plumbing and drainage system, including water closets, toilets, sinks and other fixtures.

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

Questions people ask about § 27-2026

What is a § 27-2026 violation?

NYC Housing Maintenance Code § 27-2026, "Maintenance of sewer connections and plumbing fixtures", is cited on a violation when an HPD inspector finds the condition it covers. The owner of a dwelling shall properly maintain and keep in good repair the plumbing and drainage system, including water closets, toilets, sinks and other fixtures.

How many § 27-2026 violations are open in NYC right now?

123,259 § 27-2026 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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