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Lighting to be provided at night; owner's responsibility

NYC Housing Maintenance Code § 27-2039 (repealed) · cited Sep 22, 1987Jul 24, 2026

8,729 NYC housing violations have been issued under NYC Housing Maintenance Code § 27-2039, which is 0.1% of every HPD violation attributed to a section. 1,893 are still open.

Open now
1,893
Closed
6,836
All time
8,729
Share of attributed
0.1%
Class C (immediately hazardous)
0

What inspectors cite § 27-2039 for

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

  1. Provide Adequate Light Of Not Less Than 60 Watts · 8,432
  2. Provide And Maintain A Light Directly Over The Mail · 297

Open § 27-2039 violations by borough

BROOKLYN911
BRONX456
MANHATTAN259
QUEENS241
STATEN ISLAND26

Text of NYC Housing Maintenance Code § 27-2039

This section has been repealed. The violations counted above were issued while it was in force, or cite it in their notice text.

§ 27-2039 Lighting to be provided at night; owner's responsibility.

Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 2010/052.

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

Questions people ask about § 27-2039

What is a § 27-2039 violation?

NYC Housing Maintenance Code § 27-2039, "Lighting to be provided at night; owner's responsibility", is cited on a violation when an HPD inspector finds the condition it covers. Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 2010/052.

How many § 27-2039 violations are open in NYC right now?

1,893 § 27-2039 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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