Size and construction of water closet compartments

NYC Housing Maintenance Code § 27-2064 · cited Aug 12, 1997 – Jul 15, 2026

558 NYC housing violations have been issued under NYC Housing Maintenance Code § 27-2064, which is 0.0% of every HPD violation attributed to a section. 158 are still open, 152 of them past the legal deadline on the notice.

Open now

158

Open past deadline

152

Closed

400

All time

558

Share of attributed

0.0%

Class C (immediately hazardous)

How § 27-2064 is actually enforced

The median legal deadline on a § 27-2064 notice is 95 days. The median violation that got fixed took 872 days to reach “violation closed”, measured across 282 closed violations.

6 notices (1.1%) sit at not complied with: the deadline passed and HPD found the condition unrepaired.
2 certifications of repair were rejected by HPD.
3 repairs were certified after the deadline.
114 notices (20.4%) are reissues: the violation was written, not fixed, and written again.
116 notices (20.8%) were dismissed.

What inspectors cite § 27-2064 for

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

Provide In Accordance With The Rules And Regulations Of · 424 · order 732
Provide In Accordance With The Rules And Regulations Of · 111 · order 1032
Provide Proper Plastered Partitions Extending From Floor To Ceiling · 20 · order 731
Provide Proper Plastered Partitions Extending From Floor To Ceiling · 3 · order 1031

Open § 27-2064 violations by borough

BROOKLYN		67
QUEENS		38
MANHATTAN		30
STATEN ISLAND		15
BRONX		8

Buildings with the most open § 27-2064 violations

34 LAYTON AVENUE, STATEN ISLAND · 4 open
125 WEST 16 STREET, MANHATTAN · 3 open
83-17 34 AVENUE, QUEENS · 2 open
162-14 112 ROAD, QUEENS · 2 open
2134 FULTON STREET, BROOKLYN · 2 open
301 EAST 47 STREET, MANHATTAN · 2 open
39-12 112 STREET, QUEENS · 2 open
2720 WEST 16 STREET, BROOKLYN · 2 open
339 BEACH 47 STREET, QUEENS · 2 open
194 LEFFERTS PLACE, BROOKLYN · 2 open

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Text of NYC Housing Maintenance Code § 27-2064

§ 27-2064 Size and construction of water closet compartments.

a. Every water closet compartment shall be at least two feet, four inches in clear width.

b. The walls enclosing every water closet compartment shall extend from floor to ceiling except in general toilet or bath rooms.

c. The walls of every water closet compartment and general toilet or bath room shall be plastered, tiled or covered with similar materials approved by the department.

d. The floor of every water closet compartment, bath room or general toilet room shall be waterproofed with material approved by the department. Such waterproofing shall extend at least six inches above the floor, except at the doors.

e. Drip trays are prohibited.

f. No water closet or other plumbing fixture shall be enclosed with any woodwork.

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

Questions people ask about § 27-2064

What is a § 27-2064 violation?

NYC Housing Maintenance Code § 27-2064, "Size and construction of water closet compartments", is cited on a violation when an HPD inspector finds the condition it covers. Every water closet compartment shall be at least two feet, four inches in clear width.

How long does an owner have to fix a § 27-2064 violation?

Each notice carries its own deadline set by the violation's hazard class. Across 558 § 27-2064 notices, the median legal deadline was 95 days from the notice date.

How long does it actually take to fix a § 27-2064 violation?

Measured across 282 § 27-2064 violations that reached "violation closed", the median took 872 days from the notice date, against a median legal deadline of 95 days.

How many § 27-2064 violations are open in NYC right now?

158 § 27-2064 violations are open as of Aug 7, 2026, and 152 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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