Violations
December 18, 2023
Violators will feel the sting of inflation.
In pursuit of public safety, the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) is responsible for enforcing the law and acting against violators of the housing codes. When a property is not compliant with housing codes, HPD will...
Management Basics
December 18, 2023
Drinking water tanks help deliver pressurized water to some buildings with more than six floors.
New York City has a set of laws in place requiring owners of buildings that use these tanks to store or pressurize the building’s drinking water to inspect and clean them at least once per year....
Management Basics
December 18, 2023
Failure to provide requested documentation will result in a Class B hazardous violation.
In the News
December 18, 2023
The bill’s supporters view it as a step toward quantifying the scale of warehousing.
Feature
November 21, 2023
Here are the highlights that owners of rent-regulated apartments need to be aware of.
On Oct. 23, the DHCR announced that it filed the necessary “Notices of Adoption” required by law to enact rent regulatory amendments to the Rent Stabilization Code, the Tenant Protection...
Management Basics
November 21, 2023
Each year, apartment building owners are required to file bedbug infestation and treatment reports with HPD. Owners must file annually between Dec. 1 and Dec. 31 for the previous year from November 2022 through October 2023.
Management Basics
November 21, 2023
In New York City, Local Law 55 of 2018, the Asthma-Free Housing Act, requires that owners of buildings with three or more apartments keep their tenants’ apartments free of mold and pests. Under this law, an owner of multiple dwellings is required to inspect units annually for indoor allergen...
In the News
November 21, 2023
Mayor Eric Adams recently announced that the city has won around $4.2 million in fines and settlements in three lawsuits against Daniel Ohebshalom and his business affiliates. The city accused Ohebshalom of making more than $300,000 in illegal hotel fees after displacing tenants in rent-stabilized...
In the News
November 21, 2023
New York Attorney General Letitia James is launching a program to fund fair housing testers across the state. The program will use undercover testers to determine if fair housing laws are being followed in New York. The program will include responding to complaints about housing bias, advocating...
Feature
October 27, 2023
But a recent law eliminates the $5 surcharge for tenant-installed A/C units.
The Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR) recently announced an increase in this year’s air-conditioner rent surcharge for owners who pay for electricity. In rent-controlled or rent-...
