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Take 1.25% and 2% Rent Increases for Renewal Leases

Jul 27, 2017
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On June 27, 2017, the New York City Rent Guidelines Board (RGB) issued an order—RGBO #49—setting the rent increases you may take for rent-stabilized tenants in New York City on leases beginning anytime on or after Oct. 1, 2017, through Sept. 30, 2018. This order represents the first hike on one-year renewal leases after two years of rent freezes by the board.


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File 2017 Rent Registrations Online by July 31

Jun 22, 2017

You must file an Annual Apartment Registration application with the DHCR for every rent-stabilized apartment you own by July 31, 2017, using the DHCR’s online Owner Rent Regulation Application system. As in past years, the penalty for not filing is stiff: You can’t collect a rent increase—or even apply for one—until you file.


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File RPIE Statements by June 1

Apr 21, 2017

The NYC Department of Finance (DOF) requires certain owners of residential properties to file the Real Property Income & Expense Statement (RPIE) every year. The DOF needs income and expense information each year to value your property accurately.


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Large Building Owners to Submit Benchmarking Data by May 1

Apr 21, 2017

Local Law 84 (LL84) requires owners of large buildings to annually measure their energy and water consumption in a process called benchmarking. LL84 standardizes this process by requiring building owners to enter their annual energy and water use in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) online tool, ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager, and use the tool to submit data to the city. Building owners are subject to a penalty if usage data isn’t submitted by ...

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Take Four Steps to Calculate Interest for Rent Overcharge Refunds

Mar 17, 2017

You probably know that if you promptly refund an overcharge to a tenant who has filed a rent overcharge complaint against you, the Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR) shouldn’t order you to pay triple damages for the amount of the overcharge. There are numerous DHCR decision in which the DHCR denied or revoked triple damages tenants sought for rent overcharges because owners gave tenants rent credits or refunds, plus interest, while the tenants’...

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Online Application Available for MCI Tax Abatement Program

Feb 17, 2017

The DOF recently released revised guidance on the implementation of the MCI tax abatement provided for in Section 65 of Chapter 20 of the laws of 2015. The Rent Law of 2015 included changes to the amortization period for the calculation of major capital improvement (MCI) rent increases. The changes, in effect, lowered the monthly rent increases that owners could pass on to their tenants.


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Send Tenant 2017 DHCR Form If Rent Is $2,700 or More

Feb 17, 2017

Rent-regulated apartments with a legal or maximum monthly rent that reaches or exceeds $2,700 may be petitioned for high-income rent deregulation. The Rent Act of 2015 amended the rent threshold for high-rent vacancy deregulation and high-income/high-rent deregulation by raising the threshold from $2,500 to $2,700. The DHCR recently updated the high-income rent deregulation forms to reflect the increased thresholds. Also, moving forward, the threshold will be adjusted a...

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File 2017 Fuel Cost Adjustment Forms Online by April 3

Feb 17, 2017
ALI_2017_03_2017_Fuel_Cost.pdf

On Jan. 23, the DHCR issued new fuel cost adjustment factors for rent-controlled apartments for the 2016 calendar year. The prices are based on a study of home heating oil prices provided by the NYC Rent Guidelines Board oil survey, a NYS Energy Research and Development Authority report, rate schedules for utility companies providing heating fuel, and a survey of retail coal vendors. During the calendar year for 2016, the findings show that fuel prices generally increas...

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How to Apply Employee's Rent-Free Apartment Value to State Minimum Wage Requirements

Jan 24, 2017

As part of a superintendent’s compensation package, an owner may provide a rent-free apartment to live in. According to state law, the owner can apply this apartment allowance toward the superintendent’s minimum wage requirement to an extent.


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New York City DOF Finalizes 2016-17 Real Estate Tax Rates

Dec 16, 2016

The city’s Department of Finance (DOF) recently finalized the real estate tax rates for tax year 2016-17, which began July 1, 2016, and will end June 30, 2017. The rate for Class 2 residential properties (properties with more than three units) is up slightly, while the rate for Class 4 nonresidential properties (commercial) is down slightly from last year.

The following is a comparison of the annualized tax rates for tax years 2015-16 and 2016-17:


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