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Governor Hochul recently showed support for New York City’s FARE Act, a law aimed at easing the financial burden of renting by requiring owners to cover broker fees when they hire the broker. On April 3, her administration filed an amicus brief urging the court to uphold the law and emphasizing that the FARE Act does not conflict with existing state regulations. And in a public video with Councilmember Chi Ossé, the bill’s sponsor, the governor stated, “These broker fee...
Mayor Adams recently appointed Doug Apple as the new chairman of the Rent Guidelines Board (RGB), with Reed Jordan and Alex Armlovich as members. The new appointments signal the city’s ongoing commitment to maintaining affordability for working families while making rent-stabilized apartments e...
Many New Yorkers are displaced each year due to fires, often spending months waiting for their homes to be repaired. A recent bill introduced by State Senate Deputy Majority Leader Michael Gianaris aims to address any delays caused by owners who are slow to make repairs. The bill would require owners found at fault for fires to cover their tenants’ rent until they can return home.
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).
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