NYC Housing Maintenance Code § 27-2041 · cited May 31, 1988 – Jul 24, 2026
3,604 NYC housing violations have been issued under NYC Housing Maintenance Code § 27-2041, which is 0.0% of every HPD violation attributed to a section. 863 are still open.
The most common orders written under this section, in HPD’s own wording.
| BROOKLYN | 437 | |
|---|---|---|
| QUEENS | 165 | |
| BRONX | 146 | |
| MANHATTAN | 86 | |
| STATEN ISLAND | 29 |
§ 27-2041 Peepholes.
In every dwelling the owner shall provide and maintain a peephole in the entrance door of each dwelling unit. Such peephole shall be located, as prescribed by the department, in such a place that the person in each dwelling unit may view from the inside any person immediately outside the entrance door. However, such peephole need not be installed in any tenant-occupied one- or two-family home where it is possible to see from the inside any person immediately outside the entrance door. This section shall not apply to hotels, apartment hotels, college or school dormitories, or owner-occupied dwelling units in one- and two-family homes.
Current through Local Law 2026/116, enacted July 11, 2026 · enacted municipal law, in the public domain · official publication
NYC Housing Maintenance Code § 27-2041, "Peepholes", is cited on a violation when an HPD inspector finds the condition it covers. In every dwelling the owner shall provide and maintain a peephole in the entrance door of each dwelling unit. Such peephole shall be located, as prescribed by the department, in such a place that the person in each dwelling unit may view from the inside any person immediately outside the entrance door. However, such peephole need not be installed in any tenant-occupied one- or two-family home where it is possible to see from the inside any person immediately outside the entrance door. This section shall not apply to hotels, apartment hotels, college or school dormitories, or owner-occupied dwelling units in one- and two-family homes.
863 § 27-2041 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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