NYC Admin Code › Chapter 2: Housing Maintenance Code › Subchapter 5: Legal Remedies and Enforcement › Article 5: Repairs by Department

§ 27-2128 Recovery of expenses

All expenses incurred by the department pursuant to section 27-2125 or section 27-2127 of this article shall constitute a debt recoverable from the owner and a lien upon the building and lot, and upon the rents and other income thereof. The provisions of article eight of this subchapter shall govern the effect and enforcement of such debt and lien.

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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