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The
publications, texts and tools listed below are resources to help owners and
tenants find answers to their questions, understand their rights and obligations,
and the regulations that govern rental housing in New York City. If you cannot
find the answer to your question after reviewing these resources, try our FAQ page
or email your question to our knowledgeable
staff.
Check
out the top 5 viewed housing resources:
HPD's Guide to your Rights as a Tenant
The NYC Dept. of Housing Preservation & Development (HPD) provides information on rights and responsibilities of tenants. Information available includes links to legal help for low-income New Yorkers; housing discrimination issues; housing court; housing rules and regulations; and a guide to Useful Information about Housing Rules and Regulations for Building Owners and Tenants: ABC's of Housing (pdf).
NYC
Affordable Housing Resource Center
This
section of NYC.gov offers information on all
aspects of City housing, including renting an apartment, buying a home,
affordable housing lottery listings and apartment maintenance issues. It
also includes links to several city housing agencies.
Housing
Resources
- Apartment
Deregulation - When
can an apartment be deregulated?
- Building
Code - Building Code of the City of New York (with links to other Dept. of Building publications)
- DHCR
Rent Regulation Fact Sheets, NYS Division of Housing and Community
Renewal
- Disabilities - "Housing
Resources," Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities
- Discrimination -
Fair Housing NYC (NYC Commission on Human Rights and NYC HPD)
- Glossary - Your
source for definitions of rent regulation terms.
- FAQ's - A
great place to start to get answers to your most frequently asked housing
questions.
- Housing
Court 1 - "Housing Court Information Sheets" - City-Wide
Task Force on Housing Court, Inc.
- Housing
Court 2 - "A
Tenant's Guide to (Borough) Housing Court" - The Association of
the Bar of the City of New York
- Housing
Maintenance Code, NYC
- Introduction
to the Rent Guidelines Board - covers the
structure, function and history of the Board and its role in the rent
stabilization system, by Timothy Collins
- Lead-Based
Paint Information
- Legal
Assistance, Finding
- Mediation
1 - "Alternative
Dispute Resolution: How to Resolve Your Dispute Without Going to Court," The Association of the Bar of the City of New York
- Mediation
2 - List
of Community Mediation Centers in NYC
- Mitchell-Lama
Housing Information
- Pets - "Companion Animals in NYC Apartments," The
Association of the Bar of the City of New York
- Public
Housing Information
- Radon - "Radon:
The Invisible Intruder," NYS Attorney General's Office
- Rent
Act of 2011
- Rent
Law of 2003
- Rent
Regulation Reform Act, 1997
- Rent-Regulated
Housing Information
- Rent
Stabilized Building List - A list of buildings that contain rent stabilized apartments.
- Section
8 Housing Information
- Seniors - "Housing
Guide for Seniors," NYS Attorney General
- Small
Claims Court - Guides
to Small Claims Court
- Tenant's
Rights - "Tenant's Rights Guide," NYS Attorney General's
Office
- Vacancy
Lease Calculator - a downloadable application for calculating vacancy
leases
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