New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal Office of Rent Administration Gertz Plaza, 92-31 Union Hall St. Jamaica, New York 11433 Public Information: (718)739-6400 POLICY STATEMENT (91-2) (REVISED 90-6) MCI ELIGIBILITY - ROOFING This Policy Statement is being issued to define the eligibility of roofing installations for consideration as Major Capital Improvements (MCIs) in buildings regulated by the Rent Stabilization Law, the Emergency Tenant Protection Act and Rent Control. The useful life and cost of a roofing installation is related to the number of plies (each ply being a waterproof layer of roofing material and a bonding agent). The least expensive roofing choice available is the single ply (often referred to as a 2- course application) 'Roof Cap". It is generally applied over an existing roof and consists of one layer of traditional asphalt based materials with a protective surface coating of crushed minerals. Commercially available products (such as 55# and 90# mineral paper top sheets) which already include the surface coating are generally used for their cost effectiveness in this application. Since the benefit from this type of single-ply "roof cap" is short-lived and is generally applied over an existing roof, it is considered a repair and does not constitute a Major Capital Improvement. Therefore, roofing installations consisting of only a single ply of traditional asphalt based materials (a top sheet) will not be eligible for a Major Capital Improvement increase. The only exception to this prohibition on MCI eligibility for single ply installations will be for new technology materials that are proven to have acceptable useful lives as recognized in this agency's Operational Bulletin #90-2, Useful Life Schedule for Major Capital Improvements". A one-ply rubber (membrane) roof using EPDM materials is acceptable, as is as an application using Modified Bitumin materials. These types of roofing, developed with new technologies, have a life expectancy beyond conventional asphalt-based materials and will qualify for an MCI rent increase. Complete roof removals and replacements with multi-ply roof caps consisting of the aforementioned single ply of asphalt material plus additional underlying plies of roofing material are and will continue to be eligible. Note that each additional ply adds to the overall strength and longevity of the installation. The bills, work orders and plans used as documentation of the eligible MCI costs for roofing must provide a description which specifies the materials (asphalt, EPDM) and application type (one-ply, three-ply, torch applied, etc.) used in order to be acceptable. The policy on roofing shall become effective 30 days after the issue date of this statement. February 20, 1991 Elliot G. Sander Deputy Commissioner ------------------------------------------------------------ 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. 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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Jamaica, NY 11433 (718) 739-6400 Bronx One Fordham Plaza Bronx, NY 10458 (718) 563-5678 Brooklyn 250 Schermerhorn St. 3rd Floor Brooklyn, NY 11201 (718) 780-9246 Lower Manhattan 156 William Street 9th Floor NY, NY 10038 (212) 240-6011, 6012 South side of 110th St. and below Upper Manhattan 163 W. 125th St. 5th Floor NY, NY 10027 (212) 961-8930 North side of 110th St. and above Staten Island 350 St. Mark's Place Room 105 Staten island, NY 10301 (718) 816-0277 Nassau County District Rent Office 50 Clinton Street, 6th Floor Hempstead, NY 11550 (516) 481-9494 Westchester County District Rent Office 55 Church Street, 3rd Floor White Plains, NY 10601 (914) 948-4434 Rockland County District Rent Office 94-96 North Main St. Spring Valley, NY 10977 (914) 425-6575 Albany Regional Office 119 Washington Avenue Albany, NY 12210 (518) 432-0596 Buffalo Regional Office Ellicot Square Building 295 Main St., Room 438 Buffalo, NY 14203 (716) 856-1382 ------------------------------------------------------------