NYC Housing Maintenance Code § 27-2076 · cited Jun 18, 1991 – Jun 22, 2026
333 NYC housing violations have been issued under NYC Housing Maintenance Code § 27-2076, which is 0.0% of every HPD violation attributed to a section. 70 are still open.
The most common orders written under this section, in HPD’s own wording.
| BROOKLYN | 28 | |
|---|---|---|
| MANHATTAN | 14 | |
| QUEENS | 13 | |
| BRONX | 12 | |
| STATEN ISLAND | 3 |
§ 27-2076 Prohibited occupancies.
a. No kitchen shall be occupied for sleeping purposes.
b. No rooming unit shall be occupied by a family with a child under the age of sixteen years, except that if a child is born to a family residing in such accommodations, the unlawful occupancy shall not commence until one year after the birth of such child. In any case where such an unlawful occupancy continues for ten days after the service of a notice of violation upon both the tenant and owner, the department may, in addition to all other remedies, institute a proceeding for an injunction pursuant to article four of subchapter five of this chapter to obtain an order requiring that such violation be remedied by eviction or removal of the tenant. The provisions of this subdivision shall not prohibit such occupancy (1) in rooming units operated without profit by an educational, religious or charitable institution of the type described and for the purposes set forth in subdivision a of section 27-2077 of this article, or (2) in a summer resort dwelling.
Current through Local Law 2026/116, enacted July 11, 2026 · enacted municipal law, in the public domain · official publication
NYC Housing Maintenance Code § 27-2076, "Prohibited occupancies", is cited on a violation when an HPD inspector finds the condition it covers. No kitchen shall be occupied for sleeping purposes.
70 § 27-2076 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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