NYC Housing Maintenance Code § 27-2028 · cited Apr 20, 1993 – Jul 15, 2026
9,938 NYC housing violations have been issued under NYC Housing Maintenance Code § 27-2028, which is 0.1% of every HPD violation attributed to a section. 1,282 are still open.
The most common orders written under this section, in HPD’s own wording.
| BROOKLYN | 571 | |
|---|---|---|
| MANHATTAN | 240 | |
| BRONX | 219 | |
| QUEENS | 202 | |
| STATEN ISLAND | 50 |
§ 27-2028 Central heat or electric or gas heating system; when required.
Except as otherwise provided in this article, every multiple dwelling and every tenant-occupied one or two-family dwelling shall be provided with heat from a central heating system constructed in accordance with the provisions of the building code and the regulations of the department. A system of gas or electric heating provided for each dwelling unit may, if approved by the department, be utilized in lieu of a central heating system if: (1)the system is lawfully in use on July fourteenth, nineteen hundred sixty-seven; or (2)the system is approved by the appropriate city agencies having jurisdiction and is installed in a structure or building erected, converted, substantially rehabilitated, or completely vacated, after July fourteenth, nineteen hundred sixty-seven.
Current through Local Law 2026/116, enacted July 11, 2026 · enacted municipal law, in the public domain · official publication
NYC Housing Maintenance Code § 27-2028, "Central heat or electric or gas heating system; when required", is cited on a violation when an HPD inspector finds the condition it covers. Except as otherwise provided in this article, every multiple dwelling and every tenant-occupied one or two-family dwelling shall be provided with heat from a central heating system constructed in accordance with the provisions of the building code and the regulations of the department. A system of gas or electric heating provided for each dwelling unit may, if approved by the department, be utilized in lieu of a central heating system if: (1)the system is lawfully in use on July fourteenth, nineteen hundred sixty-seven; or (2)the system is approved by the appropriate city agencies having jurisdiction and is installed in a structure or building erected, converted, substantially rehabilitated, or completely vacated, after July fourteenth, nineteen hundred sixty-seven.
1,282 § 27-2028 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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