{"data":{"id":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-27-2015","jurisdiction":"us-nyc","citation":"N.Y.C. Admin. Code § 27-2015","heading":"§ 27-2015 Courts and shafts.","body":"a. The owner of a multiple dwelling shall whitewash the walls enclosing all courts and shafts not made of light-colored brick or stone or shall paint such walls a light color, and shall maintain them in a clean condition.\n\nb. As often as it deems necessary, the department may require the owner of a multiple dwelling:\n\n(1) To rewhitewash or repaint the walls enclosing courts and shafts not made of a light-colored brick or stone; and\n\n(2) To clean the walls enclosing courts and shafts made of a light-colored brick or stone.\n\nc. This section does not apply to:\n\n(1) Outer courts which open on a street; or\n\n(2) Courts which exceed the minimum dimensions set forth in section twenty-six of the multiple dwelling law by at least fifty percent.","path":["New York City Administrative Code","Title 27","Chapter 2: Housing Maintenance Code"],"source_url":"https://files.amlegal.com/pdffiles/NewYorkCity/Admin/XML.zip","current_through":"Local Law 2026/135 (enacted August 31, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T02:48:57Z","sha256":"41df138a99c491ce01e1d933158c8f73bf6e2b66a27c75dfcc8bc14df263cf74","source_id":"us-nyc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-27-2014","next":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-27-2016"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}