HMC Hot Water Requirement
NYC Admin. Code § 27-2031 (Housing Maintenance Code, Art. 8)
Requires that every bath, shower, washbasin and sink in a dwelling unit in a multiple dwelling or tenant-occupied one- or two-family dwelling be supplied at all times between the hours of 6 a.m. and midnight with hot water at a constant minimum temperature of 120 degrees Fahrenheit from a central source of supply. Baths and showers equipped with balanced-pressure, thermostatic, or combination pressure-balancing/thermostatic mixing valves may discharge at a temperature below 120 degrees but in no event less than 110 degrees Fahrenheit.
Who must comply
Other HPD regulations
FHA Design & Construction
Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. § 3604(f)(3)(C); 24 C.F.R. § 100.205
LL86 Rent-Stab Notice
Local Law 86 of 2025
Security Deposit Rules
N.Y. Gen. Oblig. Law §§ 7-103, 7-108
HDFC Enabling Law (Article XI)
N.Y. Private Housing Finance Law Article XI (§§ 570 et seq.; § 577)
RPAPL Eviction Proceedings
N.Y. Real Prop. Acts. Law (RPAPL) §§ 711, 731, 733, 749, 768
Rent Increase / Non-Renewal Notice
N.Y. Real Prop. Law § 226-c
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