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Exemption of New York city housing authority

NYC Housing Maintenance Code § 27-2056 · cited Dec 1, 1999 – Jul 24, 2026

273,249 NYC housing violations have been issued under NYC Housing Maintenance Code § 27-2056, which is 3.3% of every HPD violation attributed to a section. 81,654 are still open.

Open now
81,654
Closed
191,595
All time
273,249
Share of attributed
3.3%
Class C (immediately hazardous)
256,072

What inspectors cite § 27-2056 for

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

  1. Correct The Lead-Based Paint Hazard - Paint That Tested · 130,635
  2. Correct The Lead-Based Paint Hazard - Presumed Lead Paint · 83,987
  3. Certify Compliance With Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control Requirements During · 31,770
  4. Correct The Lead-Based Paint Hazard-Paint That Is Xrf Tested · 14,626
  5. Correct Failure To Provide To The Department Within 45 · 5,866
  6. Correct Failure To Notify Occupants And/Or To Investigate Lead-Based · 4,448

Open § 27-2056 violations by borough

BRONX29,944
BROOKLYN28,734
MANHATTAN12,163
QUEENS10,106
STATEN ISLAND707

Text of NYC Housing Maintenance Code § 27-2056

§ 27-2056 Exemption of New York city housing authority.

The provisions of this article shall not be applicable to the New York city housing authority.

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

Questions people ask about § 27-2056

What is a § 27-2056 violation?

NYC Housing Maintenance Code § 27-2056, "Exemption of New York city housing authority", is cited on a violation when an HPD inspector finds the condition it covers. The provisions of this article shall not be applicable to the New York city housing authority.

How many § 27-2056 violations are open in NYC right now?

81,654 § 27-2056 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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