Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration recently proposed a 3.35 percent increase in New York City’s water and sewer rates. It’s the lowest such increase since fiscal 2006, but officials acknowledged the recommendation doesn’t fully address what the mayor previously...
Demolition: Building Code Changes Required Changes to Demolition Plan
Landlord asked the DHCR for permission to refuse renewal of rent-stabilized tenants’ leases based on its intent to demolish the building. The DRA ruled against landlord, finding that it didn’t have the...
On May 5, Mayor Bill de Blasio unveiled a 10-year, $41.4 billion affordable housing plan for New York City. The plan outlines how the administration intends to create and preserve 200,000 units of affordable housing over the next 10 years. Of those, 80,000 will be new units and 120,000 will be...
Recently, the Citizens Budget Committee and DNAinfo looked at the census numbers and state records and found that in 2010, 22,642 of the city’s 970,000 rent-stabilized apartments (approximately 2.3 percent) were occupied by households making more than $199,000. Of those, 2,300 apartments...
Q: The building I own receives tax benefits through the 421-a Affordable Housing Program. In exchange for these benefits, I must rent 20 percent of the apartments to low- to middle-income families and these units are subject to Rent...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Pets: Tenant Must Walk Dog Outside with Leash and Muzzle
Landlord sued to evict tenant for keeping a dog and cat in his apartment in violation of his lease. Landlord and tenant signed a settlement agreement in court. Landlord agreed that tenant could keep his pets if tenant walked the...
On Jan. 8, the DHCR officially adopted amendments to the Rent Stabilization Code. The amendments were the end product of the formal process required under the New York State Administrative Procedure Act to amend various regulations in the Rent Stabilization Code, the Tenant Protection...
