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It’s not too soon for owners of buildings that contain rent-controlled units to begin preparing for the upcoming 2020–2021 maximum base rent (MBR) cycle. The Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR) has recently released the 2020–2021 MBR forms. The forms that need to be filed include the Violation Certification and the Operation and Maintenance and Essential Service Certification.
It’s not too soon for owners of buildings that contain rent-controlled units to begin preparing for the upcoming 2018-2019 maximum base rent (MBR) cycle. The Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR) has recently released the 2018-2019 MBR forms. The forms that need to be filed include the Violation Certification and the Operation and Maintenance and Essential Service Certification.
The Department of Finance (DOF) has officially launched the “Forgiving Fines: ECB Amnesty Program.” The program started on Sept. 12, 2016, and continues through Dec. 12, 2016. Local Law 45, which was signed by Mayor de Blasio in April, authorized the DOF to create this program for owners with outstanding Environmental Control Board (ECB) judgments.
When the city’s Department of Buildings (DOB) hits you with a violation, it must first deliver a violation notice to you. There are some strict rules the DOB must follow in this delivery, which is legally known as “service” of the notice. Sometimes, though, the DOB makes mistakes and doesn’t follow the service rules. You can use the DOB’s failure to follow these rules to get the violation dismissed by the Environmental Control Board (ECB), the agency that hears cases involving these violations—and avoid an expensive fine.
In early 2011, city council members toughened penalties on owners who violate the city's heat laws, by breaking the economic incentives for building owners who withhold heat and hot water from tenants. At the time of its passage, city records showed that more than 114,000 New Yorkers filed complaints with the city about a lack of heat or hot water during the fiscal year that ended June 2010.
It's not too soon for owners of buildings that contain rent-controlled units to begin preparing for the upcoming 2012-2013 maximum base rent (MBR) cycle. The Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR) has recently released the 2012-2013 MBR forms. The forms that need to be filed include the Violation Certification and the Operation and Maintenance and Essential Service Certification.
According to a report by the Pratt Center for Community Development, there are more than 100,000 units of illegally converted housing in the city. And Queens has the highest concentration of any borough, with 48,000 illegal apartments. An illegal conversion is the creation of one or more additional dwelling units within a home or building without the prior approval of, and permits from, the Department of Buildings (DOB). Sometimes, a home or an apartment may be illegally divided into individual single room occupancy units.
If a New York City agency such as the Department of Buildings (DOB) believes that you have violated one of the city's laws, the agency will issue you a Notice of Violation (NOV) that summarizes the charge and tells you what to do next.
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