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NYS Multiple Dwelling Law § 53

NYS Multiple Dwelling Law § 53 · cited Oct 22, 1979 – Jul 24, 2026

12,286 NYC housing violations have been issued under NYS Multiple Dwelling Law § 53, which is 0.1% of every HPD violation attributed to a section. 3,000 are still open.

Open now
3,000
Closed
9,286
All time
12,286
Share of attributed
0.1%
Class C (immediately hazardous)
4

What inspectors cite § 53 for

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

  1. Department Rules And Regulations. Provide A Shoe Properly Secured · 11,102
  2. Provide Means Of Egress From Yard To Street By · 661
  3. Department Rules And Regulations. Provide A Stop At Top · 412
  4. Department Rules And Regulations. Safeguard Egress By Providing Iron · 38
  5. Department Rules And Regulations. Provide A Fireproof Passageway From · 35
  6. Department Rules And Regulations. Brace And Support Balcony With · 7

Open § 53 violations by borough

BRONX1,170
BROOKLYN917
MANHATTAN606
QUEENS295
STATEN ISLAND12

Questions people ask about § 53

How many § 53 violations are open in NYC right now?

3,000 § 53 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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