NYC Housing Maintenance Code § 27-2142 · cited Feb 16, 1988 – Jul 22, 2026
14,245 NYC housing violations have been issued under NYC Housing Maintenance Code § 27-2142, which is 0.2% of every HPD violation attributed to a section. 4,939 are still open.
The most common orders written under this section, in HPD’s own wording.
| BROOKLYN | 1,667 | |
|---|---|---|
| QUEENS | 1,287 | |
| BRONX | 1,254 | |
| MANHATTAN | 571 | |
| STATEN ISLAND | 160 |
§ 27-2142 Reoccupancy after vacate order.
a. No person shall occupy, or cause or permit to be occupied, any dwelling or part thereof while such dwelling or part is subject to a vacate order. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an owner or managing agent or other representative of such owner who violates this subdivision by permitting or allowing re-occupancy of a premises that is subject to a vacate order shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than five thousand dollars for each reoccupied dwelling unit in such premises.
b. If the department finds that the conditions rendering a building or part unfit for human habitation have been corrected, it may revoke a vacate order. If the department finds that the unlawful conditions are being corrected and that continued occupancy may be permitted consistent with health and safety, it may extend the time period for compliance fixed in the order.
c. The department may by regulations set forth standards and provide for hearings to determine when such vacate order should be revoked or extended.
d. The department may require as a condition for revocation of a vacate order, that the owner make reasonable effort to notify any tenants who may have vacated the dwelling pursuant to such order that said tenant has a right to re-occupy the dwelling. (Am. L.L. 2017/014, 2/15/2017, eff. 8/14/2017)
Current through Local Law 2026/116, enacted July 11, 2026 · enacted municipal law, in the public domain · official publication
NYC Housing Maintenance Code § 27-2142, "Reoccupancy after vacate order", is cited on a violation when an HPD inspector finds the condition it covers. No person shall occupy, or cause or permit to be occupied, any dwelling or part thereof while such dwelling or part is subject to a vacate order. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an owner or managing agent or other representative of such owner who violates this subdivision by permitting or allowing re-occupancy of a premises that is subject to a vacate order shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than five thousand dollars for each reoccupied dwelling unit in such premises.
4,939 § 27-2142 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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