NYC Housing Maintenance Code § 27-2070 · cited Aug 23, 1988 – Jul 24, 2026
51,065 NYC housing violations have been issued under NYC Housing Maintenance Code § 27-2070, which is 0.6% of every HPD violation attributed to a section. 9,892 are still open.
The most common orders written under this section, in HPD’s own wording.
| BRONX | 3,176 | |
|---|---|---|
| BROOKLYN | 2,909 | |
| MANHATTAN | 2,713 | |
| QUEENS | 1,039 | |
| STATEN ISLAND | 55 |
§ 27-2070 Facilities and equipment.
a. The owner of a multiple dwelling shall provide every kitchen and kitchenette therein with gas or electricity or both for cooking.
b. The owner of a multiple dwelling shall provide every kitchen and kitchenette therein with a sink with running water, equipped with a waste and trap at least two inches in diameter.
c. Every kitchenette in a multiple dwelling shall be surrounded by partitions extending from the floor to the ceiling, except for entrances to such kitchenette. When located within a room, such kitchenette, except for entrances, shall be designed so that it is separated from said room. However, a kitchenette existing on December ninth, nineteen hundred fifty-five shall be deemed to be in compliance with this subdivision if it is maintained in accordance with prior acceptance or approval by the department.
Current through Local Law 2026/116, enacted July 11, 2026 · enacted municipal law, in the public domain · official publication
NYC Housing Maintenance Code § 27-2070, "Facilities and equipment", is cited on a violation when an HPD inspector finds the condition it covers. The owner of a multiple dwelling shall provide every kitchen and kitchenette therein with gas or electricity or both for cooking.
9,892 § 27-2070 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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