New York General Information

Note: NY tenant laws were substantially changed in June 1997 and the below documents have not yet been updated. Refer to the 1997 Rent Reform Law.

Tenants Rights FAQ -- See New York Basic Tenant Rights CTRC Factsheets on specific tenants' rights topics Organizing: start a Tenants Association -- and more! Heating Requirements for New York City Oct-May Noise: noisy neighbors, jackhammers and discos

New York Rent and Housing Legal Information

Note: NY tenant laws were substantially changed in June 1997 and the below documents have not yet been updated. Refer to the 1997 Rent Reform Law.

Rent Laws for regulated tenants Housing Laws for all tenants (and other laws) Rent Stabilization/Rent Control DHCR Decisions prior to 1994 Rent Guidelines Board Orders (Rent Stabilized rent increases) NYC Housing Court What to do when the legal papers come Housing Court Decisions summaries of selected court decisions

Housing History, Economics, Community Concerns

Observations of Life on the Lower East Side Jacob Riis’ “How The Other Half Lives” — 1890 expose on NYC living conditions History of the Tenant Movement in New York City, 1904-1984 NYC Housing Vacancy Survey (HVS) Rent Guidelines Board Research, 1998 — (income, expenses and affordability of NYC housing) Rent Guidelines Board Research, 1997 — (income, expenses and affordability of NYC housing) Rent Guidelines Board Research, 1996 — (income, expenses and affordability of NYC housing) Rent Guidelines Board Research, 1995 — (income, expenses and affordability of NYC housing) Rent Guidelines Board Research, 1994 — (income, expenses and affordability of NYC housing) Rent Regulation in New York City: A Briefing Book (CTRC) NYC Zoning Handbook Confiscating Reality: The Illusion of [Rent] Controls in the Big Apple (Bklyn Law Review) Bleak House: DHCR at the Crossroads — (Investigation of DHCR 1987) NYC Code Enforcement system allows massive Landlord Fraud Cities Within Cities — NY City Council takes aim at Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) Managing the Micropolis — 1997 Update proposes limiting BID power Net Loss: Secondary Effects of City Budget-Cut Proposals — NYC Comptroller

Miscellaneous

NY Tenants-Announce/Tenants Online -- newsletter New York Tenant Organizations