New Laws & Regs
October 25, 2022
The New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) recently announced the opening of the public comment period for new proposed rules regarding when to put out garbage for collection. The aim of the new rules is to reduce the number of hours trash and recycling will sit on New York City sidewalks by...
Landlord v. Tenant
October 25, 2022
Feature
September 12, 2022
On Aug. 31, the DHCR issued a notice of public hearing on proposed amendments to the Rent Stabilization Code. These proposed amendments have been in the works for two and a half years and would be the first update since 2014 to the Rent Stabilization Code, which governs roughly 1 million rent-...
Management Basics
September 12, 2022
Similar to the Department of Health grades for restaurants, a building’s energy efficiency grade is a letter grade that must be posted by Oct. 31 if you own or manage an applicable building. Local Law 33 of 2018, as amended by Local Law 95 of 2019, requires all large building owners subject...
Management Basics
September 12, 2022
The beginning of New York City’s eight-month-long “heat season” is around the corner, and owners must meet temperature requirements to ensure apartments have heat and hot water during the colder months. During heat season, HPD responds to all heat and hot water complaints and, if...
In the News
September 12, 2022
There has been renewed interest to cap or limit broker fees paid by prospective tenants after some high-profile instances of brokers asking for thousands of dollars in fees in exchange for highly coveted apartments have made the news. In one case, a renter paid a broker fee of $19,500 for a rent-...
In the News
September 12, 2022
Shortly before the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Ida, which resulted in 11 people drowned in basement apartments during the storm, New York City Comptroller Brad Lander released a report called “Bringing Basement Apartments into the Light.” The report proposes a path to legalize...
Feature
August 18, 2022
The city releases a rainfall plan to help combat extreme weather.
Management Basics
August 18, 2022
If a staff member or tenant reports that a door or lock at a building or unit entrance is broken, you may think you can wait until morning or even a few days to repair this condition. But that would be a mistake. Any delay leaves tenants at risk and increases the likelihood of your being held...
Court Watch
August 18, 2022
New York’s Emergency Rental Assistance Program states that pending applications to the primarily federally funded program pause all eviction proceedings, as long as the tenant is not found to be causing a persistent nuisance. New York is among several states to pause cases at least...
