NYC Housing Maintenance Code § 27-2037 · cited Sep 22, 1987 – Jul 24, 2026
43,097 NYC housing violations have been issued under NYC Housing Maintenance Code § 27-2037, which is 0.5% of every HPD violation attributed to a section. 11,152 are still open.
The most common orders written under this section, in HPD’s own wording.
| BROOKLYN | 5,357 | |
|---|---|---|
| BRONX | 2,405 | |
| QUEENS | 2,057 | |
| MANHATTAN | 830 | |
| STATEN ISLAND | 503 |
§ 27-2037 Duty to provide electric lighting equipment in all dwellings.
The owner shall equip every dwelling for lighting by electricity. Such owner shall provide and maintain light fixtures to provide lighting for all public parts in a dwelling, including the means of egress, for every room, water closet compartment and bathroom in every dwelling unit, and for every water closet without the dwelling unit. In addition to required light fixtures, the owner shall install and maintain such receptacle outlets as may be required by the electrical code. Except as otherwise provided in this code or in the electrical code, the owner may substitute an additional receptacle outlet for a required light fixture in living rooms other than kitchens.
Current through Local Law 2026/116, enacted July 11, 2026 · enacted municipal law, in the public domain · official publication
NYC Housing Maintenance Code § 27-2037, "Duty to provide electric lighting equipment in all dwellings", is cited on a violation when an HPD inspector finds the condition it covers. The owner shall equip every dwelling for lighting by electricity. Such owner shall provide and maintain light fixtures to provide lighting for all public parts in a dwelling, including the means of egress, for every room, water closet compartment and bathroom in every dwelling unit, and for every water closet without the dwelling unit. In addition to required light fixtures, the owner shall install and maintain such receptacle outlets as may be required by the electrical code. Except as otherwise provided in this code or in the electrical code, the owner may substitute an additional receptacle outlet for a required light fixture in living rooms other than kitchens.
11,152 § 27-2037 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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