- For New York City
The New York City
Housing Maintenance Code and
New York State
Multiple Dwelling Law requires landlords to provide heat and hot water to
all tenants of multiple dwellings and tenant-occupied 1 and 2 family
dwellings.
These requirements are set by Section 79 (1) of the Multiple Dwelling Law
as amended by Chapter 485 of the Law of 1966, and the New York City Health
Code Section 131 (c) (1) as amended by resolution adopted by the
Department of Health on September 20, 1966, so as to conform to Section 79
(1) of the Multiple Dwelling Law. Also required by Section 27-2029 of the
Housing Maintenance Code, effective September 1, 1986.
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Hot Water
Landlords are required to provide hot water 24 hours per day, 365 days per
year at a constant minimum temperature of 120 degrees Fahrenheit.
Heat
- Between October 1st and
May 31st, a period designated as "Heat Season", landlords are also
required to provide tenants with heat under the following conditions:
- Between the hours of
6:00 AM and 10:00 PM, if the outside temperature falls below 55 degrees,
the inside temperature is required to be 68 degrees Fahrenheit; and,
- Between the hours of
10:00 PM and 6:00 AM, if the temperature outside falls below 40 degrees,
the inside temperature is required to be 55 degrees Fahrenheit.
(Please note that
these are MINIMUM requirements; the comfort of tenants is more important
than that you keep to the minimums required by law). There are no heating
requirements from June 1 through September 30th regardless of the outside
temperature.
If a landlord fails to provide heat and hot water during the winter or has a
serious history of flagrantly disregarding obligations to provide service to
tenants, HPD’s Housing Litigation Bureau (HLB) may sue the landlord in
Housing Court. HLB regularly reviews all heat and hot water violations which
are appropriate for litigation.
Violations can also be viewed, free of charge, at information kiosks located
throughout the city. A list of kiosk locations is provided at the City's
Housing Preservation & Development website.
Here's a
PDF which can be printed out just as you
see it, for your reference.
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