NYCHA Claims Progress in Section 8 Cleanup
The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) maintained that it had made substantial progress in cleaning up backlogs and getting its new Section 8 computer management system...
10 Facts for Property Owners About Section 8
Appellate Court Holding in Bedbug Case
In James S. Joseph v. Apartment Management Association, LLC, the tenant sued in small claims court for property damage (not for a rent ababtement). The case proceeded to trial and a civil court judge awarded the tenant over $3000 in damages.
The decision was appealed by the managing agent. The Appellate Term, in a decision...
Housing Court Gets Three New Judges
Thee new judges have been appointed to the New York CIty Housing Court to fill the vacancies left by Judge Gerals Levovitz, Judge David Cohen and Judge Ava Alterman. Judges Lebovitz and Cohen were elected to the CIvil COurt, and Judge Alterman was not approved for reappointment.
The three new judges: Joel Kullas, Hannah Cohen...
New DHCR Fact Sheets
DHCR has revised Fact Sheets #1 through #40 and issued three new Fact Sheets which summarize existing law: Fact Sheet #41relaing to tax abatement; Fact Sheet #42, relating to hotels, single room occupancy dwellings and rooming houses, and Fact Sheet #43, relating to foreclosure and the rights of owners and tenants. (For more information...
Carbon Monoxide Detector Update
A recent incident in a Brooklyn apartment building highlighted the imporatnce of installing carbon monoxide alarms in residential buildings.
Tenants were alterted to a potentially lethal carbon monoxide problem early on a Sunday morning when an alarm went off in an apartment. WHen firefighters arrived in response to the alarm, they found that the monoxide...
DHCR Releases New Schedule of Rent Decreases for Tenants Paying Electricity in New York
The Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR) released an updated schedule for rent decreases in apartments where the tenant becomes responsible for their electricity consumption. The new schedule set forth in Operational Bulletin 2003-1 (issued Novemmber 12, 2003) and Update Number 1 (issued September 3, 2008) and any other outstanding formula or schedule...
