NYC Admin Code › Chapter 2: Housing Maintenance Code › Subchapter 3: Physical and Occupancy Standards for Dwelling Units › Article 2: Sanitary Facilities
§ 27-2069 Sanitary facilities in one- and two-family dwellings
The owner of a one- or two-family dwelling shall provide for the exclusive use of the occupants of each dwelling unit at least one water closet, one washbasin, and one bath or shower. Such facilities shall be located on the same story as each dwelling unit, or on any of the stories to which a dwelling unit extends.
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- NYC Admin Code, as published by American Legal Publishing, the City's official publisher
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- No amendment date in the official history
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- Matched the official code on October 1, 2026
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