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With winter ahead and with the temperatures recently having dipped below freezing, it’s a good time to review owner responsibilities with regard to heat in apartment buildings. Heat season runs from Oct. 1st to May 31st. And during heat season, owners must maintain specific indoor temperatures depending on the outdoor temperature.
On Oct. 23, 2023, the DHCR certified adoption of amendments to the Rent Stabilization Code (RSC) it had proposed in August 2022. These RSC Amendments are expected to be published in the NY State Register on Nov. 8, 2023, which is the date they will become effective.
On Oct. 2, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to grant a writ of certiorari, a legal order in which a high court reviews a lower court’s decision, to a case challenging the constitutionality of New York’s rent stabilization laws. The lawsuit was initially filed by the Community Housing Improvement Program and Rent Stabilization Association in 2019, shortly after the state passed the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019 (HSTPA).
The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Damian Williams, recently announced that the U.S. had entered into a consent decree resolving a civil lawsuit that it had filed against a New York City contractor, Apex Building Company, for violating lead paint safety regulations.
Mayor Adams recently announced successful enforcement actions against nearly 3,500 health and safety violations in more than 5,000 apartments. An agreement between the city and four major property owners and their companies has resulted in almost $500,000 in civil penalties and compelled the property owners to resolve all outstanding violations, and forced compliance with Local Law 1 of 2004 — the New York City Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Act.
The Department of Buildings recently announced the expansion of its Summer No-Penalty Inspection Program, providing property owners and landlords with an opportunity to assess the condition of their buildings and address potential repair projects. The program runs until July 31 and allows participants to benefit from expert guidance and proactive maintenance without incurring penalties.
New York City Comptroller Brad Lander recently submitted a letter to the Mayor’s Office of Civil Justice to call upon the Mayor’s administration to request the courts slow down the calendaring of eviction cases to ease the demand on the city’s Right to Counsel program.
Last week, the Rent Guidelines Board (RGB) passed a preliminary first vote on one-year and two-year leases for rent-stabilized apartments in New York City. The preliminary vote passed 5 to 4, advancing a range of proposed rent hikes ahead of a final vote scheduled for June 21.
The board's preliminary vote called for the following proposed lease guidelines for rent-stabilized apartments:
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