Floor signs

NYC Housing Maintenance Code § 27-2048 · cited Jun 12, 1970 – Aug 6, 2026

8,772 NYC housing violations have been issued under NYC Housing Maintenance Code § 27-2048, which is 0.1% of every HPD violation attributed to a section. 3,262 are still open, 3,183 of them past the legal deadline on the notice.

Open now

3,262

Open past deadline

3,183

Closed

5,510

All time

8,772

Share of attributed

0.1%

Class C (immediately hazardous)

How § 27-2048 is actually enforced

The median legal deadline on a § 27-2048 notice is 95 days. The median violation that got fixed took 1,471 days to reach “violation closed”, measured across 3,654 closed violations.

596 notices (6.8%) sit at not complied with: the deadline passed and HPD found the condition unrepaired.
49 certifications of repair were rejected by HPD. 9 of those are recorded as false certification: the owner certified a repair that inspection did not confirm.
43 repairs were certified after the deadline.
3,976 notices (45.3%) are reissues: the violation was written, not fixed, and written again.
1,815 notices (20.7%) were dismissed.

What inspectors cite § 27-2048 for

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

D26-21.03 Adm Code Paint Or Post A Sign Indicating · 8,772 · order 708

Open § 27-2048 violations by borough

BROOKLYN		2,044
MANHATTAN		652
BRONX		324
QUEENS		189
STATEN ISLAND		53

Buildings with the most open § 27-2048 violations

3459 EASTCHESTER ROAD, BRONX · 10 open
4030 BRONX BOULEVARD, BRONX · 10 open
887 CROTONA PARK NORTH, BRONX · 10 open
194 SEAVIEW AVENUE, STATEN ISLAND · 9 open
1662 WHITE PLAINS ROAD, BRONX · 7 open
937 SUMMIT AVENUE, BRONX · 7 open
1777 GRAND CONCOURSE, BRONX · 7 open
2480 BELMONT AVENUE, BRONX · 7 open
2381 BELMONT AVENUE, BRONX · 6 open
1225 BOSTON ROAD, BRONX · 5 open

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Text of NYC Housing Maintenance Code § 27-2048

§ 27-2048 Floor signs.

The owner of a multiple dwelling more than two stories in height shall post and maintain a sign, of sufficient size to be readily seen, which states the number of the floor. Such signs shall be located in the public hall near the stairs and elevator, and within any stair enclosure.

Current through Local Law 2026/116, enacted July 11, 2026 · enacted municipal law, in the public domain · official publication

Questions people ask about § 27-2048

What is a § 27-2048 violation?

NYC Housing Maintenance Code § 27-2048, "Floor signs", is cited on a violation when an HPD inspector finds the condition it covers. The owner of a multiple dwelling more than two stories in height shall post and maintain a sign, of sufficient size to be readily seen, which states the number of the floor. Such signs shall be located in the public hall near the stairs and elevator, and within any stair enclosure.

How long does an owner have to fix a § 27-2048 violation?

Each notice carries its own deadline set by the violation's hazard class. Across 8,772 § 27-2048 notices, the median legal deadline was 95 days from the notice date.

How long does it actually take to fix a § 27-2048 violation?

Measured across 3,654 § 27-2048 violations that reached "violation closed", the median took 1,471 days from the notice date, against a median legal deadline of 95 days.

How many § 27-2048 violations are open in NYC right now?

3,262 § 27-2048 violations are open as of Aug 7, 2026, and 3,183 of them are already past the legal deadline on the notice.

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. 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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