Building Management Calendar

Use Columbus Day building schedule.

October 8, 2018    

Columbus Day is a Sanitation Department workers’ holiday, which means there’s no garbage pickup or street cleaning.

Pay union contribution.

October 1, 2018    

Service Employees International Union (Local 32BJ) contribution to the pension and welfare fund is due today. To avoid interest and penalties, pay by the end of October.

Pay New York City property taxes.

October 1, 2018    

Today is the last day to pay the second quarterly installment of 2018–19 taxes to the city’s Department of Finance (DOF).

Provide heat.

October 1, 2018    

If your building has a central heating system, you must provide heat every day from Oct. 1 through May 31. Between 6 a.m and 10 p.m. you must maintain a temperature of at least 68 degrees Fahrenheit (F) in your tenants’ apartments when the outside temperature falls below 62° F. Between...

Start collecting RGBO #50 rent increase.

October 1, 2018    

Rent Guidelines Board Order #50 goes into effect today. You can start collecting the rent increase permitted by RGBO #50 for leases that start on or after Oct. 1, 2018, through Sept. 30, 2019. (See “Take 1.5% and 2.5% Rent Increases for Renewal Leases,” ALI, August 2018, p. 6.)

File J-51 application with HPD.

September 17, 2018    

The third filing period in 2018 for tax abatement and exemption applications with the Dept. of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) ends today. If mailed, the applications must be postmarked no later than Sept. 17, 2018.

File building registration with HPD.

September 4, 2018    

If your building has three or more apartments, today is the last day to file your building registration form with HPD.

Use Labor Day building schedule.

September 3, 2018    

Labor Day is a Sanitation Department workers’ holiday, which means there’s no garbage pickup or street cleaning.

File J-51 application.

August 1, 2018    

The third period in 2018 for filing J-51 abatement and exemption applications with the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) begins today. Applications must be filed during this period, up to and including Sept. 15, 2018.

Pay water and sewer bills.

July 31, 2018    

Today is the last day to pay water frontage and sewer bills to the city’s Water Board.

File 2018 rent registrations with DHCR.

July 31, 2018    

Today is the last day to file 2018 annual rent registration forms with the DHCR for your rent-stabilized apartments. The DHCR now requires annual rent registrations to be submitted online.

Use Independence Day building schedule.

July 4, 2018    

Independence Day is a Service Employees’ Union (Local 32BJ) contract holiday. It’s also a Sanitation Department workers’ holiday, which means there’s no garbage pickup or street cleaning.