New York Landlord-Tenant Law

New York Landlord-Tenant Code & Related Laws

• New York Consolidated Laws: Multiple Residence
• New York Consolidated Laws: Public Housing
• New York Consolidated Laws: Private Housing Finance
• New York Consolidated Laws: Real Property
• New York Consolidated Laws: Real Property Actions & Proceedings
• New York Unconsolidated Laws: Emergency Tenant Protection Act 576/74
• New York Unconsolidated Laws: Local Emergency Housing Rent Control Act 21/62
• New York Unconsolidated Laws: Emergency Housing Rent Control Law 274/46 337/61
• New York Unconsolidated Laws: Special Needs Housing Act 261/88
• Review the New York Statutes Table of Contents

More:

• Rent Regulation – From Tenant Net.
  • New York City Rent Stabilization Law (RSL)
  • New York City Rent Stabilization Code (RSC) pursuant to the RSL
  • New York City Rent Control (ERCA)
  • Emergency Tenant Protection Act (ETPA)
• Covering Regulated and Non-regulated Apartments – From Tenant Net.
  • New York State Real Property Law (RPL)
  • New York State Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law (RPAPL)
  • New York State Multiple Dwelling Law (MDL)
  • New York City Housing Maintenance Code

• New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal
  • Advisory Opinions
  • Fact Sheets 1-30 and ETPA Fact Sheets 1-8
  • Operational Bulletins
  • Policy Statements
  • Rent Regulation Reform Act of 1997
• New York State Office of Rent Administration
• New York State Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity
• New York State Office of Housing Operations
• New York State Office of Community Development
• New York State Office of Community Development – Virtual Library

• Air Conditioners in New York
• Appealing a Rent Administrator’s Order: Petition for Administrative Review in New York
• The Appointment and Reappointment of Housing Court Judges
• Collecting Overcharges in Rent Stabilized Apartments in New York City
• Confiscation Reality: The Illusion of Controls in the Big Apple
• Conversion from Electric Inclusion to Exclusion in Rent Stabilized Apartments, New York City
• Council of New York Cooperatives & Condominiums
• Eviction from an Apartment Based on Owner Occupancy in New York
• Fair Market Rent Appeals in New York
• Five Minute Justice–A Summary of The City-Wide Task Force on Housing Court
• Fuel Cost Adjustment in New York
• Fuel Cost Adjustment (Questions and Answers for Owners in New York)
• Guide to Rent Increases for Rent Stabilized Apartments in New York City
• Harassment in Landlord-Tenant Interaction in New York
• Heat and Hot Water in New York
• Heating Requirements for New York City
• Holdover Proceedings – A City-Wide Task Force on Housing Court, Inc. Information Sheet.
• Housing Court Advisory Council
• Housing Court Judges
• Housing NYC: Rents, Markets & Trends: Vacancy Lease Calculator
• How to Make an Effective Complaint about a Judge
• How to Sue Your Landlord for Repairs – A City-Wide Task Force on Housing Court, Inc. Information Sheet.
• Keeping Spot and Fluffy Home: Pets in NYC Housing
• Landlord’s Checklist of Silent Lease Issues – Updated 1/10/01
• Landlord-Tenant and Other Real Estate Forms – From the Real Estate Law Committees of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York.
• Lease Renewal In Rent Stabilized Apartments in New York
• Legal/Eviction Prevention Services for People Living with HIV/AIDS
• Maximum Base Rent Program (MBR), Questions and Answers for Owners in New York
• Metes & Bounds – A Newsletter of the Real Estate Law Committees of the Association of the Bar of the City Of New York.
• New York City Civil Court Act (Housing Part Sec. 110)
• New York City Housing Resources
• New York City Tenant Info
• New York Emergency Tenant Protection Act of 1974 as Last Amended
• New York Housing Court Decisions – From Tenant Net.
• New York State Bar Association Real Property Law Section
• New York State Rental Housing Information – From RHOL.
• A Non-Payment Dispossess – A City-Wide Task Force on Housing Court, Inc. Information Sheet.
• NYC Housing Court Information
• NYC Rent Guideline Board Orders
• NYC Zoning Handbook: A Guide to New York City’s Zoning Resolution
• Painting Rent Controlled Apartments in New York
• Real Estate Law Committees of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York
• Rent Control and Rent Stabilization in New York
• Rent Demand Notices and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act – By Elias Eliopoulos.
• Rent Increases for Major Capital Improvements in New York
• Rent Increases for New Services, New Equipment or Improvements to an Apartment in New York
• Rent Reductions Due to Decreased Services in New York
• Rent Regulation in New York City: A Briefing Book
• Rent Stabilization Lease Rider in New York
• Required and Essential Services in New York
• Security Deposits in New York
• Small Building Owners’ Assistance Unit in New York
• Special Rights of Disabled Persons in New York
• Special Rights of Senior Citizens in New York
• Sublets, Assignments and Illusory Tenancies in New York
• Succession Rights in New York
• Tenant Net – Online Resources for Residential Tenants in New York.
  • TenantNet Forum
  • Giuliani’s Secret Report! – A Report released by a NYC Judge shows NYC rents are out-of-control.
  • The Romea File! – A Federal Appeals panel holds that the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) applies to three-day demands for rent signed by landlord attorneys.
  • So you want to keep a pet, but the Lease says ‘No’
  • Noisy Neighbors
  • Getting and Keeping Gas and Electricity
  • Heating Requirements
  • Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP)
  • Illegal Eviction & Police Procedure
  • NYC Zoning Handbook
  • NYCHA Housing Spotlight
  • Who bought your rights?
  • Judge Ramos, Landlord
  • NYC Code Enforcement system allows massive Landlord Fraud
  • History of the Tenant Movement in New York City, 1904-1984
• A Tenant’s Guide to Housing Court – Published by The Association of the Bar of the City of New York Committee on Housing Court, June 1999.
• Tenant’s Rights Guide – From the Office of the New York State Attorney General, February 1999.
• Things to Consider When Negotiating a Stipulation – A City-Wide Task Force on Housing Court, Inc. Information Sheet.
• Vacancy Leases in Rent Stabilized Apartments in New York
• What to do if You Receive a 72-Hour Notice of Eviction – A City-Wide Task Force on Housing Court, Inc. Information Sheet.
• Window Guards in New York

• Community Housing Improvement Program, Inc.
• East Side Tenants Coalition
• Landlords Association of Tompkins County
• Metropolitan Council on Housing
• Schenectady Rental Property Owners Association
• West Side Tenants Union
• Other Rental Housing Associations

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