NYC Admin Code › Chapter 2: Housing Maintenance Code › Subchapter 2: Maintenance, Services, and Utilities › Article 12: Miscellaneous Services and Facilities

§ 27-2047 Mail service

The owner of a multiple dwelling shall either:

(1) Arrange for mail to be delivered to himself or herself, his or her agents, or employees for prompt distribution to the occupants; or

(2) Provide and maintain approved mail receptacles and directories of persons living in the dwelling, as provided by federal law and by the regulations of the post office department.

Source: NYC Admin Code, as published by American Legal Publishing, the City's official publisher
Last amended: No amendment date in the official history
Checked: Matched the official code on October 1, 2026

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