In the News
April 24, 2014
Local Law 84 of 2009 requires all large buildings in the city to annually measure and publically disclose their energy consumption. LL84 standardizes this process and captures information with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) free online benchmarking tool called Portfolio...
Landlord v. Tenant
April 24, 2014
DOB Violations: Tenant's Rental to Tourists Violated Building Code
DOB issued violation notices to landlord for operating an apartment building for transient use, as well as related violations of sprinkler, egress, and fire alarm regulations based on the building's use for transient...
Feature
March 21, 2014
In New York City, the NYC Commission on Human Rights is charged with enforcing local fair housing laws. The New York City Human Rights Law is one of the most comprehensive civil rights laws in the nation. The law prohibits discrimination in housing based on race, color, creed, age, national origin...
Management Basics
March 21, 2014
The DHCR recently issued Supplement No. 2 to Operational Bulletin 2005-1, which sets the monthly surcharges you can collect from rent-controlled and rent-stabilized tenants who buy and install their own portable or permanent washing machines, dryers, or dishwashers. The last time this Operational...
Management Basics
March 21, 2014
Rent-stabilized apartments must be registered annually. Annual registrations are accepted starting April 1 of the registration year and must be submitted no later than July 31 of the registration year. If an error is made on the annual rent registration or if any pertinent information changes, an...
In the News
March 21, 2014
Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara recently filed a lawsuit against an owner for allegedly violating the federal Fair Housing Act by not making its buildings accessible to residents with disabilities. The two buildings named in the suit are Tribeca Green in Battery Park City and East 96th Street...
Feature
February 24, 2014
The Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR) recently updated its Web site with the necessary forms you have to fill out to start the process for increasing the rents of your rent-controlled apartments during the 2014–15 maximum base rent (MBR) cycle. Once you receive the orders of...
Management Basics
February 24, 2014
On Jan. 23, the Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR) issued new fuel cost adjustment factors for rent-controlled apartments for the 2014 calendar year. The findings indicate that prices for #4 Oil, #6 Oil, Gas-Con Edison, Interruptible Gas-National Grid of New York, and electricity...
Q & A
February 24, 2014
Q: I recently filed a nonpayment proceeding against a tenant who now claims he’s applying for public assistance. I’m not sure how long the application process takes or whether he’ll even qualify for the assistance. But I suspect this may just be a delaying tactic. Under these...
In the News
February 24, 2014
According to a recently released study by Skift, a travel news and market data Web site for the travel industry, Williamsburg, with 1,694 rental listings in 2013, has posted more Airbnb listings than any other neighborhood in the city. Hell’s Kitchen and the Upper West Side came in second and...
