NYC Housing Maintenance Code § 27-2029 · cited Jan 3, 1989 – Jul 15, 2026
61,895 NYC housing violations have been issued under NYC Housing Maintenance Code § 27-2029, which is 0.7% of every HPD violation attributed to a section. 12,454 are still open.
The most common orders written under this section, in HPD’s own wording.
| BROOKLYN | 4,306 | |
|---|---|---|
| BRONX | 3,341 | |
| QUEENS | 2,360 | |
| MANHATTAN | 2,123 | |
| STATEN ISLAND | 324 |
§ 27-2029 Minimum temperature to be maintained.
a. During the period from October first through May thirty-first, centrally-supplied heat, in any dwelling in which such heat is required to be provided, shall be furnished so as to maintain, in every portion of such dwelling used or occupied for living purposes: (1)between the hours of six a.m. and ten p.m., a temperature of at least sixty-eight degrees Fahrenheit whenever the outside temperature falls below fifty-five degrees; and (2)between the hours of ten p.m. and six a.m., a temperature of at least sixty-two degrees Fahrenheit.
b. During the period from October first through May thirty-first, all central heating systems required under this article shall be maintained free of any device which shall cause or which is capable of causing an otherwise operable central heating system to become incapable of providing the minimum requirements of heat or hot water as required by this article for any period of time. This subdivision shall not apply to any safety device required by law, or by a rule or regulation of any city agency, to be used in conjunction with a central heating system. (Am. L.L. 2017/086, 5/30/2017, eff. 10/1/2017)
Current through Local Law 2026/116, enacted July 11, 2026 · enacted municipal law, in the public domain · official publication
NYC Housing Maintenance Code § 27-2029, "Minimum temperature to be maintained", is cited on a violation when an HPD inspector finds the condition it covers. During the period from October first through May thirty-first, centrally-supplied heat, in any dwelling in which such heat is required to be provided, shall be furnished so as to maintain, in every portion of such dwelling used or occupied for living purposes: (1)between the hours of six a.m. and ten p.m., a temperature of at least sixty-eight degrees Fahrenheit whenever the outside temperature falls below fifty-five degrees; and (2)between the hours of ten p.m. and six a.m., a temperature of at least sixty-two degrees Fahrenheit.
12,454 § 27-2029 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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