On Nov. 23, the City Council’s Committee on Housing and Buildings listened to testimony on a group of tenant protection bills addressing issues such as expanding protections for tenants against illegal evictions and mandating that all tenant-occupied buildings have access to cooling during...
This week, in recognition of National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, the NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) and the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) are hosting a series of in-person and virtual events. These events, in collaboration with partner...
The NYC Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) recently announced the largest civil rights settlement in city history for a housing discrimination case against Parkchester Preservation Management that will hold the company accountable for discriminating against voucher holders.
A New York City housing judge recently signed an arrest warrant for New York City landlord Daniel Ohebshalom to spend 60 days at Rikers Island over the ongoing hazardous conditions in his buildings. This is the second time he has been ordered back to jail this year.
The New York City Council recently passed a bill mandating proactive inspections to identify potentially hazardous buildings and structures. The legislation (...
The Department of Buildings recently announced the return of the annual No-Penalty Inspection Program, which offers free inspections for small landlords in New York City.
On April 30, the Rent Guidelines Board (RGB) passed a preliminary first vote on one-year and two-year leases for rent-stabilized apartments in New York City. The preliminary vote passed 5 to 2 with two tenant members of the board walking out in protest ahead of the vote. The final vote is...
Food First, a Brooklyn-based nonprofit, is in the process of auctioning off 20 rent-stabilized buildings amid financial strain caused by high maintenance costs and rent collection issues. The nonprofit’s decision is the result of a larger issue facing owners of rent-stabilized apartments...
DOB recently announced that it had levied penalties to over 400 property owners for missing the deadline to file required engineering inspection reports for parking structures on their properties. Under the city’s Periodic Inspection for Parking Structures (PIPS) program, the owners of...
HPD and the Department of Social Services (DSS) recently announced the launch of a new pilot program called “Unlocking Doors.” The program is intended to address the city’s housing and homelessness crisis by helping New Yorkers move out of shelters and into newly renovated,...
With winter ahead and with the temperatures recently having dipped below freezing, it’s a good time to review owner responsibilities with regard to heat in apartment buildings. Heat season runs from Oct. 1st to May 31st. And during heat season, owners must maintain specific indoor...
