NYC Admin Code › Chapter 2: Housing Maintenance Code › Subchapter 5: Legal Remedies and Enforcement › Article 6: Receivership
§ 27-2138 Obligations of owner not affected
Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to relieve the owner of any civil or criminal liability incurred or any duty imposed by law by reason of acts or omissions of the owner prior to the appointment of a receiver, nor shall anything contained herein be construed to suspend during the receivership any obligation of the owner for the payment of taxes or other operating and maintenance expenses of the dwelling nor of the owner or any other person for the payment of mortgages or liens.
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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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