Expect new rules involving lithium batteries, ARCS, and emergency plans.
The NYC Fire Department (FDNY) recently released its 2025 regulatory agenda. The FDNY anticipates issuing new rules in three areas. Under the City Administrative Procedure Act, city...
On Sept. 12, the City Council passed two bills aimed at assisting residents displaced by fire. Intro. No. 6-A deals with tenant education and outreach on residential vacate orders due to damage caused by fires, and Intro. No. 89-A calls for notifying councilmembers of serious fires in their...
Expect new rules on lead-based paint, natural gas detection devices, and digital signage.
The NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) has released its 2025 regulatory agenda, identifying rules it plans to issue and amend in the upcoming...
The new regs mandate more frequent inspections and larger penalties.
As the due dates approach for one-time initial observations and Subcycle B filings for parking structure filings, the City Council recently passed a package of bills to improve parking...
New York City’s curbside composting program is coming to all five boroughs before the end of 2024. Mandatory curbside composting recently started in Brooklyn with collections on Oct. 2. The service will be automatic, guaranteed, free, and year-round.
With these new rules, 70% of the city’s trash is headed into containers.
Mayor Adams and DSNY Commissioner Jessica Tisch recently announced a new front in the administration’s war on rats. They’re launching a plan to containerize waste at approximately 95...
In November 2021, New York City enacted Local Law 126 of 2021, which requires periodic inspections of NYC parking structures. At the same time, the legislation added to the NYC Administrative Code required periodic observation or inspection of building parapets. DOB recently adopted the final...
New York State is joining a handful of other states that have enacted flood disclosure laws for renters to ensure they are made aware of potential flood risks to apartments before it’s too late. As climate change increases the frequency and severity of disasters, lawmakers hope to provide...
