Local Law 84 (LL84) requires owners of large buildings to annually measure their energy and water consumption in a process called benchmarking. LL84 standardizes this process by requiring building owners to enter their annual energy and water use in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency...
Rent-regulated apartments with a legal or maximum monthly rent that reaches or exceeds $2,700 as of May 1, 2016, may be petitioned for High Income Rent Deregulation this year. The Rent Act of 2015 amended the rent threshold for high-rent vacancy deregulation and high-income high-rent...
On Jan. 22, the DHCR issued new fuel cost adjustment factors for rent-controlled apartments for the 2015 calendar year. The prices are based on a study of home heating oil prices provided by the NYC Rent Guidelines Board oil survey, a NYS Energy Research and Development Authority report, rate...
To avoid fines for snow and ice on your sidewalk this winter, be sure to follow a smart snow removal policy. Section 16-123 of the city’s Administrative Code requires you to remove snow and ice from the sidewalk in front of your building. Fines range from $100 to $150 for the first...
The proliferation and popularity of short-term rental sites such as Airbnb have created vexing problems for owners. Due to these sites, it’s now quite simple, for example, for tenants to connect with travelers and attempt to sublet your apartments and make a hefty profit. Tenants can...
Again this year, the city’s Department of Sanitation (DOS) has a recycling program for Christmas trees and wreaths. It should make getting rid of trees and wreaths after the holiday much easier for you. Recycling trees and wreaths doesn’t just help the environment. It also helps...
The Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR) recently announced a cut in this year’s air-conditioner rent surcharge for owners who pay for electricity. It set the monthly surcharge at $28.94, down from $36.63 last year. This year’s decrease reflects the 4.69 percent decrease...
You may have a tenant holding on to two rent-regulated apartments in your building, but he lives in only one of them. For example, a tenant may once have rented two apartments to meet the needs of a large family. But now the tenant’s children are grown and gone, and the tenant no longer...
You must file an Annual Apartment Registration application with the Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR) for every rent-stabilized apartment you own by July 31, 2015. As in past years, the penalty for not filing is stiff: You can’t collect a rent increase—or even apply...
Local Law 84 of 2009 requires all large buildings in the city to annually measure and publically disclose their energy consumption. LL84 standardizes this process and captures information with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) free online benchmarking tool called Portfolio...
On Jan. 23, the DHCR issued new fuel cost adjustment factors for rent-controlled apartments for the 2015 calendar year. The prices are based on a study of home heating oil prices provided by the NYC Rent Guidelines Board oil survey, a NYS Energy Research and Development Authority report, rate...
Rent-regulated apartments with a legal or maximum monthly rent that reach or exceed $2,500 as of May 1, 2015, may be petitioned for high-income rent deregulation this year. Current exceptions to luxury deregulation are buildings currently receiving J-51 or 421-a tax benefits and rent-controlled...
