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If your building has nine or more residential units, the Jan. 31 deadline to enroll in DSNY’s Multiunit Collection Program is approaching. This initiative provides an alternate trash setout window—from 4 a.m. to 7 a.m. on collection days—aimed at reducing curbside clutter and fostering cleaner streets. Currently, NYC residents are required to set out their waste after 6 p.m. in bins with secure lids (or after 8 p.m. for properties with 10+ units).
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.
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