New York Rent Laws
EHRCL Table of Contents

The Emergency Housing Rent Control Law of 1961 [EHRCL]

Section 10.    PROHIBITIONS.

1.   It shall be unlawful, regardless of any contract, lease or
     other obligation heretofore or hereafter entered into, for
     any person to demand or receive any rent for any housing
     accommodations in excess of the maximum rent or otherwise to
     do or omit to do any act, in violation of any regulation,
     order or requirement hereunder, or to offer, solicit,
     attempt or agree to do any of the foregoing.

2.   It shall be unlawful for any person to remove or attempt to
     remove from any housing accommodations the tenant or
     occupant thereof or to refuse to renew the lease or
     agreement for the use of such accommodations, because such
     tenant or occupant has taken, or proposes to take, action
     authorized or required by this act or any regulation, order
     or requirement thereunder.

3.   It shall be unlawful for any officer or employee of the
     commission, or for any official adviser or consultant to the
     commission, to disclose, otherwise than in the course of
     official duty, any information obtained under this act, or
     to use any such information for personal benefit.

4.   Nothing in this act shall be construed to require any person
     to offer any housing accommodations for rent, but housing
     accommodations already on the rental market may be withdrawn
     only after prior written approval of the state rent
     commission, if such withdrawal requires that a tenant be
     evicted from such accommodations.

5.   It shall be unlawful for an landlord or any person acting on
     his behalf, with intent to cause the tenant to vacate, to
     engage in any course of conduct (including, but not limited
     to, interruption or discontinuance of essential services)
     which interferes with or disturbs or is intended to
     interfere with or disturb the comfort, repose, peace or
     quiet of the tenant in his use or occupancy of the housing
     accommodations.