If your apartment building has a parking structure, you should know that the Department of Buildings has adopted stricter inspection requirements for owners this year. In November 2023, DOB amended Local Law 126 of...
Drinking water tanks help deliver pressurized water to some buildings with more than six floors.
New York City has a set of laws in place requiring owners of buildings that use these tanks to store or pressurize the building’s drinking water to inspect and clean them at least once...
Each year, apartment building owners are required to file bedbug infestation and treatment reports with HPD. Owners must file annually between Dec. 1 and Dec. 31 for the previous year from November 2022 through October 2023.
In New York City, Local Law 55 of 2018, the Asthma-Free Housing Act, requires that owners of buildings with three or more apartments keep their tenants’ apartments free of mold and pests. Under this law, an owner of multiple dwellings is required to inspect units annually for indoor...
Failure to post the label by the deadline may result in a civil penalty of $1,250.
Since 2020, buildings 25,000 square feet and larger have been required to publicly post their building’s energy efficiency grade by Oct. 31. Failure to display an energy grade of each...
The beginning of New York City’s eight-month-long “heat season” is coming soon, and owners must comply with the temperature requirements in NYC heat laws during the colder months. During heat season, HPD responds to all heat and hot water complaints and, if adequate heat and...
The DHCR recently updated NYC Renewal Lease Form (RTP-8) to incorporate the requirements of Rent Guidelines Board Order (RGBO) #55. The RGBO applies to renewal leases for rent-stabilized apartments, beginning anytime on or after Oct. 1, 2023, through Sept. 30, 2024.
You can’t collect a rent increase—or even apply for one—until you file.
You must file an Annual Apartment Registration application with the DHCR for every rent-stabilized apartment you own by July 31, 2023, using the DHCR’s online Owner Rent...
The NYC Department of Finance (DOF) requires certain owners of residential properties to file the Real Property Income & Expense Statement (RPIE) every year. The DOF uses income and expense information gathered each year from this filing to value your property accurately for the upcoming tax...
Failure to benchmark will result in a violation and a penalty of $500.
Local Law 84 (LL84) requires owners of large buildings to measure their energy and water consumption annually in a process called benchmarking. LL84 standardizes this process by requiring building owners...
PHFL allows higher rent collection for certain low-income housing projects.
On Dec. 15, 2022, Governor Hochul signed Section 610 of the Private Housing Finance Law (PHFL) to resolve a conflict for low-income housing owners between their rental subsidy program and rent...
