NYC Housing Maintenance Code § 27-2043 · cited Sep 22, 1987 – Jul 24, 2026
130,085 NYC housing violations have been issued under NYC Housing Maintenance Code § 27-2043, which is 1.6% of every HPD violation attributed to a section. 10,880 are still open.
The most common orders written under this section, in HPD’s own wording.
| BROOKLYN | 4,595 | |
|---|---|---|
| BRONX | 2,870 | |
| QUEENS | 1,832 | |
| MANHATTAN | 1,467 | |
| STATEN ISLAND | 116 |
§ 27-2043 Locks in dwelling unit doors.
a. The owner of a dwelling shall provide a key lock in the entrance door to each dwelling unit and at least one key. In a class A multiple dwelling such door shall be equipped with a heavy duty latch set and a heavy duty dead bolt operable by a key from the outside and a thumb-turn from the inside.
b. Each dwelling unit entrance door in a class A multiple dwelling shall also be equipped with a chain door guard so as to permit partial opening of the door.
Current through Local Law 2026/116, enacted July 11, 2026 · enacted municipal law, in the public domain · official publication
NYC Housing Maintenance Code § 27-2043, "Locks in dwelling unit doors", is cited on a violation when an HPD inspector finds the condition it covers. The owner of a dwelling shall provide a key lock in the entrance door to each dwelling unit and at least one key. In a class A multiple dwelling such door shall be equipped with a heavy duty latch set and a heavy duty dead bolt operable by a key from the outside and a thumb-turn from the inside.
10,880 § 27-2043 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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