Building Management Calendar

Submit Cooling Tower Annual Certification to DOB.

November 1, 2022    

If your building uses a cooling tower as part of its heating, ventilation, and air conditioning
(HVAC) system, this is your last day to certify with DOB that your cooling towers have been
inspected, tested, cleaned, and disinfected in compliance with Local Law 77 of 2015.

File petition to review tax commissioner’s final determination of 2022–23 real property taxes.

October 24, 2022    

If you reject an offer by the Tax Commission to get a reduction of your 2022–23 real property taxes, or if you don’t get an offer, this is your last day to seek a court review of the assessment by filing a lawsuit in the state’s Supreme Court.

Distribute fire safety plan to current occupants & building employees.

October 15, 2022    

Today is the last day during Fire Prevention Week to distribute a copy of the fire safety plan to current occupants of every apartment, and to building employees, if you won’t be distributing the plans in January with the Dept. of Health and Mental Hygiene’s required window guard...

Use Columbus Day building schedule.

October 10, 2022    

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

RGBO #54 goes into effect.

October 1, 2022    

Rent Guidelines Board Order #54 goes into effect today. The RGBO applies to renewal leases
for rent-stabilized apartments, beginning anytime on or after Oct. 1, 2022, through Sept. 30,
2023. You can take 3.25 percent on a one-year lease and 5 percent for two-year leases.

Provide heat.

October 1, 2022    

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 55...

Pay New York City property taxes.

October 1, 2022    

Today is the last day to pay the second quarterly installment of 2022–23 taxes to the city’s
Dept. of Finance (DOF).

Pay union contribution.

October 1, 2022    

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.

Use Labor Day building schedule.

September 5, 2022    

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

File building registration with HPD.

September 1, 2022    

If your building has three or more apartments, today is the last day to file your building
registration form with the Dept. of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD).

File J-51 application.

August 1, 2022    

The third period in 2022 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, 2022.

File 2022 rent registrations with DHCR.

July 31, 2022    

Today is the last day to file 2022 annual rent registration forms with the DHCR for your rent-stabilized
apartments. The DHCR requires annual rent registrations to be submitted online.