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HPD has proposed rules to clarify what should be included on notices informing residents about emergency procedures in case of a gas leak. The proposed rule is intended to clarify for owners what information should be provided on required notices informing tenants of procedures to be followed in the event of a suspected gas leak, as well as notices for smoke detectors and carbon monoxide alarms, which may be combined with the suspected gas leak notice.
Local Law 84, the benchmarking law, was enacted eight years ago and currently affects all buildings larger than 50,000 square feet. The goal of benchmarking is to encourage landlords to be more energy efficient by forcing them to track their energy and water usage, and to see how their buildings compare to similar buildings in terms of consumption
Mayor Bill de Blasio, New York City Economic Development Corporation President and CEO James Patchett, and City Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez recently unveiled the Inwood NYC 2017 Action Plan, which outlines neighborhood-wide goals and strategies to address outdated zoning and rising rents, antiquated infrastructure, support for small businesses, workforce development, and access to the Harlem River waterfront.
A defined list of community priorities has been laid out through a series of bilingual public events, workshops, stakeholder meetings, and surveys, including:
The Rent Guidelines Board (RGB) recently voted for a rent increase of 1.25 percent for one-year rent-stabilized leases and 2 percent for two-year leases. This year’s vote represents the end of a two-year rent freeze.
Of the nine-member board, the two votes against came from representatives for building owners. The building owners representatives argued that the rent increases weren’t high enough to adequately cover the rising costs of operating buildings.
The Rent Guidelines Board (RGB) recently voted for a rent increase of 1.25 percent for one-year rent-stabilized leases and 2 percent for two-year leases. This year’s vote represents the end of a two-year rent freeze.
Of the nine-member board, the two votes against came from representatives for building owners. The building owners representatives argued that the rent increases weren’t high enough to adequately cover the rising costs of operating buildings.
On May 24, the City Council passed heating legislation and Mayor de Blasio recently signed it into law. The legislation sets the overnight temperature requirement at 62 degrees. This is an increase from 55 degrees, the prior standard temperature from 10 PM to 6 AM during the heating season from Oct. 1 to May 31.
Local Law 153 of 2016 recently went into effect. The law requires the owner of a dwelling to provide residential tenants with a notice regarding procedures that should be followed when a gas leak is suspected.
On June 6, New York Apartment Law Insider received the First Place Award for Best Business Newsletter, presented by the Specialized Information Publisher’s Association (SIPA) at its annual conference in Washington, D.C.
The judges based their decision on 2016 issues in which editor Eric Yoo explained:
New bills sponsored by Councilman Ritchie Torres, D-Bronx, are focused on helping transition the homeless out of shelters. One part of the legislative package is intended to build landlords' trust in city programs that help formerly homeless people pay rent.
The City Council’s Committee on Housing and Buildings recently heard more than a dozen bills that would enhance tenant protections and combat abuses by owners. Among those proposals was one that would create a new ombudsman within the Department of Buildings whose responsibility would be to prioritize the welfare of tenants when property owners and builders apply for construction permits.