NYC Housing Maintenance Code § 27-2027 · cited Jun 22, 1974 – Jul 30, 2026
3,203 NYC housing violations have been issued under NYC Housing Maintenance Code § 27-2027, which is 0.0% of every HPD violation attributed to a section. 1,521 are still open, 1,500 of them past the legal deadline on the notice.
The median legal deadline on a § 27-2027 notice is 95 days. The median violation that got fixed took 1,500 days to reach “violation closed”, measured across 1,381 closed violations.
The most common orders written under this section, in HPD’s own wording.
| BROOKLYN | 672 | |
|---|---|---|
| QUEENS | 496 | |
| STATEN ISLAND | 150 | |
| BRONX | 127 | |
| MANHATTAN | 76 |
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§ 27-2027 Drainage of roofs and court yards.
a. The owner of a dwelling shall grade and maintain the grading of all roofs, terraces, shafts, courts, yards, and other open spaces on the lot, and shall provide and maintain unobstructed drainage from these areas and spaces through a drain connected to a street storm-water main or combined sewer and street storm-water main. In the absence of a street storm-water main or combined sewer and street storm-water main, the department may permit the storm water from such areas to drain into a street gutter leading to a natural channel, water course, or dry well.
b. The owner of a dwelling shall provide and maintain drainage from all roofs to carry off storm water, to prevent it from dripping to the ground, or from causing dampness in walls, ceilings, and open spaces.
c. The department may require the owner of a dwelling to surface shafts, courts, yards, and other open spaces on the lot with concrete, and to pitch the surfaces of such areas towards a sewer-connected drain or other adequate drainage system, except that, with respect to private dwellings, the department may permit the surfacing of such areas with bituminous aggregate or other similar material.
d. The owner of a dwelling may plant grass, sod, shrubs, trees and other vegetation in yards and courts, unless the department orders its removal because in its opinion such vegetation interferes with proper drainage, light, ventilation, or egress.
Current through Local Law 2026/116, enacted July 11, 2026 · enacted municipal law, in the public domain · official publication
NYC Housing Maintenance Code § 27-2027, "Drainage of roofs and court yards", is cited on a violation when an HPD inspector finds the condition it covers. The owner of a dwelling shall grade and maintain the grading of all roofs, terraces, shafts, courts, yards, and other open spaces on the lot, and shall provide and maintain unobstructed drainage from these areas and spaces through a drain connected to a street storm-water main or combined sewer and street storm-water main. In the absence of a street storm-water main or combined sewer and street storm-water main, the department may permit the storm water from such areas to drain into a street gutter leading to a natural channel, water course, or dry well.
Each notice carries its own deadline set by the violation's hazard class. Across 3,203 § 27-2027 notices, the median legal deadline was 95 days from the notice date.
Measured across 1,381 § 27-2027 violations that reached "violation closed", the median took 1,500 days from the notice date, against a median legal deadline of 95 days.
1,521 § 27-2027 violations are open as of Aug 7, 2026, and 1,500 of them are already past the legal deadline on the notice.
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. 11,131,117 of the city’s 11,136,167 HPD notices are attributed that way; the share above is a share of those. Figures recomputed Aug 7, 2026.
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