Chapter 2: Housing Maintenance Code

Audit and inspection by department following commissioner's order to abate.

Violation in a dwelling unit upon or prior to turnover.

Department inspections.

Lighting and ventilation in multiple dwellings; general requirements.

Lighting and ventilation of living rooms in multiple dwellings erected after nineteen hundred twenty-nine.

Lighting and ventilation of living rooms in converted dwellings.

Lighting and ventilation of living rooms in new law tenements.

Lighting and ventilation of living rooms in old law tenements.

Lighting and ventilation in one- and two-family dwellings.

Location of water closets.

Size and construction of water closet compartments.

Light and ventilation of water closet compartments.

Sanitary facilities in apartments.

Sanitary facilities in rooming units.

Sanitary facilities in certain multiple dwellings erected after nineteen hundred twenty-nine.

Sanitary facilities in one- and two-family dwellings.

Facilities and equipment.

Lighting and ventilation.

Fire protection.

Requirements for kitchens and kitchenettes in one- and two-family dwellings.

Minimum room sizes.

Maximum permitted occupancy.

Prohibited occupancies.

Conversions to rooming units prohibited.

Rental of rooms to boarders.

Single room occupancy.

Maintenance of a registry in rooming house and single room occupancy buildings.

Occupancy of cellars and basements in multiple dwellings; general requirements.

Occupancy of cellars and basements in any multiple dwelling with "adequate adjacent space".

Occupancy of cellars and basements in multiple dwellings erected after April eighteenth, nineteen hundred twenty-nine.

Occupancy of cellars and basements in converted dwellings.

Occupancy of cellars and basements in new law tenements.

Occupancy of cellars and basements in old law tenements.

Occupancy of cellars and basements in one- and two-family dwellings.

Powers of the board of standards and appeals; cellar and basement occupancies.

Requirements for reoccupancy of vacant multiple dwellings.

Power to make regulations.

Power to issue orders.

Power to hold hearings; subpoena power; production of documents.

Certification of no harassment with respect to single room occupancy multiple dwellings.

Certification of no harassment with respect to pilot program buildings.

Inspection of one- and two-family dwellings; voluntary registration of owner-occupant.

Service of notices and orders.

False statements punishable.

Application forms; languages required.

Median asking rents.

Registration; time to file.

Registration statement; contents.

Registration statement; change of ownership or title.

Registration statement; change of address.

Change of managing agent.

Registration statement; lease of an entire multiple dwelling.

Extension of time for registration.

Posting of serial number.

Identification of managing agent or owner and agent designated by the owner for the collection of rental payments if different from the managing agent to tenant.

Registration statement; proof of contents.

Failure to register; penalties.

Exemption of the city of New York, its agencies and the New York city housing authority.

Voluntary registration of mortgagees and lienors.

Definitions.

Speculation watch list.

Style of legal actions by department; disposition of moneys collected.

Moneys collected by department payable to special repair fund.

Liability of the department for costs.

Notice of pendency of action.

Responsibility of stockholders of corporations owning multiple dwellings declared nuisances.

Imposition of civil penalty.

Enforcement of civil penalty; powers of housing part of the civil court, collection of judgment.

Stay of accumulation of per diem penalties during pendency of action.

Penalties; willful or reckless violations; false statements.

Penalties; refusal to admit and interference with inspection; failure to submit reports.

Injunctions; mandatory and prohibitory.

Injunctive relief in other actions; powers of the court.

Preliminary injunctions.

Court order of access to inspect premises.

Failure to comply with judicial order.

Power to cause or order corrections of violations.

Registration of lead paint violations; enforcement. [Repealed]

Corrective action pursuant to court order.

Recovery of expenses.

Statement of account.

Report on certain elevators referred to the department.

Grounds for appointment of receiver.

Notice to owner, mortgagees and lienors.

Order to show cause.

Temporary appointment of receiver.

Proceedings on return of order to show cause.

Powers and duties of receiver.

Discharge of receiver.

Recovery of expenses of receivership; lien of receiver.

Obligations of owner not affected.

Power to order dwelling vacated.

Content and effect of vacate order.

Notice.

Reoccupancy after vacate order.

Action against the owner for recovery of expenses.

Lien on premises.

Establishment of lien.

Validity of lien; grounds for challenge.

Levy on rents.