In pursuit of public safety, the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) is responsible for enforcing the law and acting against violators of the housing codes. When a property is not compliant with...
Local Law 6 of 2013 gives HPD the authority to issue an order to a building owner to correct any underlying condition existing in that building that has caused or is causing a violation of the Housing Maintenance Code, the NYS Multiple Dwelling Law, or any other state or local law that imposes...
The Maximum Base Rent Program affects housing conditions in New York City rent-controlled apartments. The program helps ensure that apartments under rent control provide enough income for their maintenance and for building improvements. Local Law 30 of 1970 stipulates that Maximum Base Rents be...
For the 16th year, HPD has announced its list of the most poorly maintained apartment buildings in New York City. As a result of placement on the list, there will be increased enforcement against these 250 buildings through HPD’s Alternative Enforcement Program (AEP). The AEP was...
Under the Department of Finance’s new Environmental Control Board (ECB) amnesty program, if you have unpaid eligible ECB judgments issued by various city agencies and adjudicated by the Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings (OATH), you may be able to save up to 75 percent and have...
Complying with the gas piping inspection requirements of Local Law 152 is putting owners of small buildings with illegal laundry rooms in a lather. Local Law 152 was passed as part of a larger package of regulations concerning gas line safety. Specifically, it imposes periodic inspections for...
If you’re eligible, the program will waive a percentage of your penalties and clear your violations.
The New York City Council recently passed Local Law 81 of 2021 to establish a temporary program to resolve outstanding judgments imposed by the Environmental Control...
The DOB recently announced that as of April 29, it will issue violations to owners of buildings that appear on the NYC Benchmarking Covered Buildings List who fail to post an Energy Efficiency Rating Label as required by Local Law 33 of 2018. The penalty for failure to display the building...
As New York City deals with winter storms and temperature swings, heat and hot water complaints are likely to be the most common type of service complaint you’ll face. A tenant or group of tenants may file a complaint with HPD and may also seek a rent reduction through the Division of...
On Aug. 27, the DOB adopted a new rule increasing the penalty amount for failing to certify the correction of certain immediately hazardous violations. According to the update, whenever any person fails to submit certification of correction of an immediately hazardous violation that poses a...
It’s not too soon for owners of buildings that contain rent-controlled units to begin preparing for the upcoming 2020–2021 maximum base rent (MBR) cycle. The Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR) has recently released the 2020–2021 MBR forms. The forms that need to...
It’s not too soon for owners of buildings that contain rent-controlled units to begin preparing for the upcoming 2018-2019 maximum base rent (MBR) cycle. The Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR) has recently released the 2018-2019 MBR forms. The forms that need to be filed...
