(New York State Attorney General) (pdf) Information for rent-regulated tenants. A comprehensive collection of tenants’ rights fact sheets and booklets. (NYC Dept. of Housing Preservation and Development (pdf) Information about available affordable housing, public housing, Section 8, evictions, and repairs, and information and resources for senior citizens and people with disabilities. (NYS Consumer Protection Board [2002]). Includes model lease (pdf). (NYS Division of Human Rights) (4.1 MB pdf). Also in . Tables identifying key statutory provisions; links to additional resources. Summaries and links to key state laws protecting tenants’ rights. Tenant lawyer Steven De Castro’s guide to rent overcharges.
NYC’s oldest tenant organization. Statewide advocacy for tenants and affordable housing. Pro-tenant New York political action committee. Coalition of tenants in over 100 buildings owned or managed by the Shalom/Ohebshalom family.
Serves Port Richmond.
Some of the following organizations provide assistance to tenants:
(Ownership, management, violations, taxes, etc.) Enter address to see building-level map and find online property information and more. One-stop access to public records, maps, etc. Unofficial, not always up-to-date, but very convenient. NYC Dept. of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) – Building registration and violations. Building permits, violations, certificates of occupancy, etc. Property transfer records (deeds, mortgages, etc.). NYC Dept. of Finance – Property Tax Assessment Records: or . (see also this ). Database of buildings registering with DHCR at least once from 1984-present. from 2007 DHCR building registrations. 2007 annual report containing data on all DHCR- and HPD-supervised Mitchell-Lama developments. Multiple databases covering buildings with a variety of HUD project-based subsidies. (Real Estate Brokers and salespersons) (Notaries, barbers, hearing aid dispensers, etc.)
The official directory of the City of New York. Public and subsidized housing The enforcement officers of the NYC Civil Court.
State government information in the official directory of the City of New York. NYS Department of State – Real Estate and Licensing (FOIL, Open Meetings, Privacy)
Look up elected representatives for any NYC address (League of Women Voters of the City of New York). (League of Women Voters of the City of New York).
Site highlights:
Statute establishing and governing the NYC Civil Court. (Also on [see ]) Statute establishing the Housing Part of the NYC Civil Court. Answers to frequently asked questions about Housing Court cases. (Formerly the City-Wide Task Force on Housing Court)
By . By the .
For court decisions, see .
The NYS Unified Court System’s website for self-represented litigants. By the NYC Civil Court. : ; .
Use this web site first to find offices serving your area and type of problem! New York City Bar Association and Serves all of NYC. Programs and offices city-wide. Programs and offices city-wide.
Serves Brooklyn. Serves people between the ages of 12 and 21 city-wide. Serves 42nd – 72nd Streets from 5th Ave. to East River, Roosevelt Island. Serves 34th – 72nd Streets west of 8th Ave. Serves 59th to 96th Streets from 5th Ave. to East River, Roosevelt Island. Area served varies by program. Serves Washington Heights and Inwood. Serves SRO tenants on West Side north of 14th Street and apartment tenants living between 100-110th Streets from Broadway to Central Park West.
(Links are not advertisements by, endorsements of, or referrals to any attorney or law firm.)
(co-ops, condos, Mitchell-Lama) , Karlsson & Ng, P.C. (email link only) (email link only) (email link only) (email link only) (lofts)
Coordinates referrals for rent arrears assistance through the Emergency Rent Coalition. Public bnefits counseling and eviction prevention services. By EarnBenefits Online By EarnBenefits Online
”An Online Encyclopedia for Legal Researchers,” courtesy of LexisNexis. The official legal citation and style authority for NY state courts.
Find the Official Reports “cite-as” case name for New York state court decisions by entering the citation, or find the Official Reports citation for New York state court decisions by party name(s).
Search officially reported and recent unreported decisions of all New York State courts, Federal courts, and other state courts.
Loislaw (): Search officially reported or abstracted decisions of or search by court:
(NOTE: Link accessible via courthouse WiFi network or LAN)
An old collection of DHCR PAR decisions (1990-1994 only) is online at WARNING & DISCLAIMER: Other content posted on “www.tenant.net” may be inaccurate and/or outdated.
(Loft Board, OATH, ECB, Buildings, BSA, Planning, etc.)
See also , and .
Loislaw (see )
Free version from the NYS Department of State.
(Loislaw [see ]) Weekly publication containing state agency rulemaking notices.
Unofficial versions of the New York City Charter and Administrative Code of the City of New York:
1999-present (NYC Council)
(Laws of NY) DHCR Rent Stabilization Guidance Documents and Forms:
New York City Rent Guidelines Board Orders for and for .
New York City Health Code (24 RCNY) § 12-01 et seq.
(pdf)
(Laws of NY)
Statute establishing the Housing Part of Buffalo City Court
(Federal Trade Commission)
(Federal Trade Commission)
Finkelstein and Ferrara, Landlord and Tenant Practice in New York
Scherer, Residential Landlord-Tenant Law in New York
Dolan, Rasch’s New York Landlord and Tenant, Including Summary Proceedings
Lebovits, et al., New York Residential Landlord-Tenant Law and Procedure
Gallet, (Gould’s) New York Landlord and Tenant Handbook
HUD Housing Programs: Tenants’ Rights, 3rd ed., published by the
(for New York City reports and publications)
All of New York City’s and most of its university libraries are and several are designated by the as New York State Documents Reference Centers. These libraries must make deposited federal and state materials freely available to the public pursuant to the and the . Library patrons using government document collections might have access to other research material and databases, depending on library policies. .
Monthly, bilingual newspaper for tenants from . “New York’s Urban Affairs News Magazine” Bimonthly publication of the .
Print only.
written or co-authored by , Housing Court Judge, New York City Civil Court.
Weekly bulletin of the .
”The Journal of Affordable Housing and Community Building,” published bimonthly by the .
Landlord-oriented newsletters and digests published in print and online:
. ”A multi-cultural, tenant-controlled alliance of tenant organizations in privately-owned, multifamily HUD-assisted housing.” Information and advocacy for tenants of project-based subsidized housing.
(pdf).
(pdf)
(pdf)
(signup required)
NYC HDC finances and administers the following programs:
(middle-income)
HFA finances and administers 80/20, All Affordable, and other affordable housing programs, and allocates federal Low Income Housing Tax Credits.
(Laws of NY) (Also on [see ]) (see also recent )
(DHCR Advisory Opinion 87-2) Serves SRO tenants on West Side north of 14th St. Serves SRO tenants citywide except West Side north of 14th St. Serves SRO tenants who reside on the East Side or anywhere below 14th Street.
Counsel and advocacy services in civil matters to people between the ages of 12 and 21.
Publications:
Information about accessible apartments located throughout New York State.
Serves New York City residents living with HIV/AIDS Serves HIV-positive residents of Manhattan and the Bronx Serves Bronx residents living with HIV/AIDS (NYS Department of Health) (NYS Division of Human Rights)
Resources for domestic violence survivors seeking safe, affordable housing in New York City. (South Brooklyn Legal Services)
(Hofstra University School of Law) (Association for Neighborhood and Housing Development) A comprehensive resource guide by the Columbia University Libraries.
* Loislaw links are accessible to attorneys admitted in New York State who register for a free . Registration provides free off-site access to the State Library’s wide range of .
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Last update: June 6, 2013.