DHCR Policy Statements
NYS Division of Housing and Community Renewal
DHCR Policy Statements are "promulgated" (i.e., officially
issued) by the New York State Division of Housing and Community
Renewal (DHCR) and represent "official" policy of the agency.
The agency is generally obligated to follow the policy contained
in these and other documents or provide a rational for deviation;
failure to follow the law, policy or practice may form the basis
for an appeal. DHCR Policy Statements are available as online text and also in
downloadable Adobe Acrobat PDF format.
Electronic versions of the documents on TenantNet
are for informational purposes only and there is no guarantee
they will be accepted by any court (or even DHCR) as true copies
of DHCR policy. The reader is advised to obtain true copies of
these documents from DHCR. Also see DHCR Advisory Opinions,
DHCR Operational Bulletins, the Rent Stabilization Code,
the Rent Stabilization Law and various Rent Control Statutes.
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Statements as issued by DHCR. TenantNet makes no
representation the enclosed material is current or will be
applied as written. The reader is advised that DHCR often fails
to properly apply, interpret or enforce housing laws and that
various sections of the rent laws have changed since these
Advisory Opinions were originally issued. Since housing laws are
complex and often contradictory, it is recommended the reader
obtain competent legal advice from a tenant attorney or
counseling from a tenant association or community group.
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DHCR Policy Statements
- Policy Statement #89-1
- Policy Statement #89-1 -- Adobe Acrobat PDF format
- Failure to Maintain Services; Rent Reduction/Restoration
- Policy Statement #89-2
- Policy Statement #89-2 -- Adobe Acrobat PDF format
- Application of the Treble Damage Penalty
- Policy Statement #89-3
- Policy Statement #89-3 -- Adobe Acrobat PDF format
- MBR Fee Collectibility
- Policy Statement #89-4
- Policy Statement #89-4 -- Adobe Acrobat PDF format
- Expedited MCI
- Policy Statement #89-5
- Policy Statement #89-5 -- Adobe Acrobat PDF format
- MCI Rent Increase For Replacement Windows After Prior Increase Granted For Storm Windows
- Policy Statement #89-6
- Policy Statement #89-6 -- Adobe Acrobat PDF format
- MCI Rent Increases For Replacement of Certain Window Types
- Policy Statement #89-7
- Policy Statement #89-7 -- Adobe Acrobat PDF format
- Collection Of Administrative Fees: Housing Accommodations Permanently Not Subject To The RSL Or ETPA And Application Form
- Policy Statement #89-8
- Policy Statement #89-8 -- Adobe Acrobat PDF format
- Asbestos Removal As A Major Capital Improvement - Eligible Costs
- Policy Statement #89-9
- Policy Statement #89-9 -- Adobe Acrobat PDF format
- Sponsor Representations, in Cooperative or Condominium Offerings, to Bear Cost of MCIs: Effect on Entitlement to MCI Increases
- Policy Statement #89-10
- Policy Statement #89-10 -- Adobe Acrobat PDF format
- Filing Requirements Upon Vacancy of Rent Controlled Apartment
- Policy Statement #90-1
- Policy Statement #90-1 -- Adobe Acrobat PDF format
- Effect of Rent Reduction Orders on Maximum Base Rent (MBR) Increases
- Policy Statement #90-2
- Policy Statement #90-2 -- Adobe Acrobat PDF format
- (REVISED 89-1) Failure to Maintain Services -- Rent Reduction/Restoration
- Policy Statement #90-3
- Policy Statement #90-3 -- Adobe Acrobat PDF format
- Room Count Determination For Major Capital Improvement (MCI) Application Processing
- Policy Statement #90-4
- Policy Statement #90-4 -- Adobe Acrobat PDF format
- Presence of Owners and Tenants at DHCR Inspections
- Policy Statement #90-5
- Policy Statement #90-5 -- Adobe Acrobat PDF format
- Arranging Repairs No Access Inspections
- Policy Statement #90-6
- Policy Statement #90-6 -- Adobe Acrobat PDF format
- MCI Eligibility - Roofing
- Policy Statement #90-7
- Policy Statement #90-7 -- Adobe Acrobat PDF format
- Processing of 62-B Complaints
- Policy Statement #90-8
- Policy Statement #90-8 -- Adobe Acrobat PDF format
- Failure to Maintain Services -- Processing MCI Applications
- Policy Statement #90-9
- Policy Statement #90-9 -- Adobe Acrobat PDF format
- Late Registration And Failure To Register: Its Effect On MCI Applications
- Policy Statement #90-10
- Policy Statement #90-10 -- Adobe Acrobat PDF format
- Major Capital Improvements/Individual Apartment Improvements-Confirmation of Costs/Payments
- Policy Statement #91-1
- Policy Statement #91-1 -- Adobe Acrobat PDF format
- Demolition Costs Associated With Individual Apartment Improvements
- Policy Statement #91-2
- Policy Statement #91-2 -- Adobe Acrobat PDF format
- (Revised 90-6) MCI Eligibility - Roofing
- Policy Statement #91-3
- Policy Statement #91-3 -- Adobe Acrobat PDF format
- Effects of Rent Reductions On Fuel Cost Passalong Adjustments
- Policy Statement #91-4
- Policy Statement #91-4 -- Adobe Acrobat PDF format
- Expediting Proceedings
- Policy Statement #91-5
- Policy Statement #91-5 -- Adobe Acrobat PDF format
- Limitations on Filing Requests for Reconsideration of Orders Issued by Rent Administrators and/or the Commissioner
- Policy Statement #92-1
- Policy Statement #92-1 -- Adobe Acrobat PDF format
- Penalties for Failure to Pay Billed Administrative Fees for New York City Rent Stabilized Accommodations or for Apartments Covered by the Emergency Tenant Protection Act
- Policy Statement #92-2
- Policy Statement #92-2 -- Adobe Acrobat PDF format
- Collectibility of "421-a" Rent Increases
- Policy Statement #92-3
- Policy Statement #92-3 -- Adobe Acrobat PDF format
- Proof Of Registration
- Policy Statement #93-1
- Policy Statement #93-1 -- Adobe Acrobat PDF format
- Responsibility of a current owner of a rent-stabilized housing accommodation to refund excess rent determined pursuant to a fair market rent appeal
- Policy Statement #93-2
- Policy Statement #93-2 -- Adobe Acrobat PDF format
- (Revised 90-3) Definition of Room For Major Capital Improvement (MCI) Purposes
- Policy Statement #93-3
- Policy Statement #93-3 -- Adobe Acrobat PDF format
- Procedures for Cases Involving 7-A Administrators Appointed by the Housing Court Pursuant to the Real Property Actions And Proceedings Law
- Policy Statement #93-4
- Policy Statement #93-4 -- Adobe Acrobat PDF format
- (October 4, 1993) Procedure for Handling Rent Overcharge Awards When The Tenant Has Vacated the Apartment Without Leaving a Forwarding Address
- Policy Statement #95-1
- Policy Statement #95-1 -- Adobe Acrobat PDF format
- (December 6, 1995) Rent Overcharge Awards When The Tenant Has Vacated The Apartment Without leaving a Forwarding Address (revised 93-4)
- Policy Statement #96-1
- Policy Statement #96-1 -- Adobe Acrobat PDF format
- (March 6, 1996) Third Person Certification; Rebuttable Presumption In Processing of Building-Wide Services-Based Rent Reduction and Restoration Proceedings, and Major Capital Improvement Rent Increase Proceedings