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NYC Housing Maintenance Code § 27-2047 · cited Aug 5, 1997Jul 23, 2026

880 NYC housing violations have been issued under NYC Housing Maintenance Code § 27-2047, which is 0.0% of every HPD violation attributed to a section. 211 are still open.

Open now
211
Closed
669
All time
880
Share of attributed
0.0%
Class C (immediately hazardous)
0

What inspectors cite § 27-2047 for

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

  1. Provide And Maintain Approved Mail Receptacles And Directories For · 862
  2. Arrange For Mail To Be Delivered To Owner, His · 18

Open § 27-2047 violations by borough

BROOKLYN80
BRONX56
QUEENS41
MANHATTAN32
STATEN ISLAND2

Text of NYC Housing Maintenance Code § 27-2047

§ 27-2047 Mail service.

The owner of a multiple dwelling shall either: (1)Arrange for mail to be delivered to himself or herself, his or her agents, or employees for prompt distribution to the occupants; or (2)Provide and maintain approved mail receptacles and directories of persons living in the dwelling, as provided by federal law and by the regulations of the post office department.

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

Questions people ask about § 27-2047

What is a § 27-2047 violation?

NYC Housing Maintenance Code § 27-2047, "Mail service", is cited on a violation when an HPD inspector finds the condition it covers. The owner of a multiple dwelling shall either: (1)Arrange for mail to be delivered to himself or herself, his or her agents, or employees for prompt distribution to the occupants; or (2)Provide and maintain approved mail receptacles and directories of persons living in the dwelling, as provided by federal law and by the regulations of the post office department.

How many § 27-2047 violations are open in NYC right now?

211 § 27-2047 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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