You may have heard news about New York's rent regulation laws potentially expiring tonight.
If you are one of the more than two million New Yorkers who lives in rent-regulated housing, here's what you need to know:
- Your lease is still in effect and remains in effect through the term of the lease.
- There are still laws on the books protecting you from harassment, and the City is enforcing those laws.
- We have put together an emergency hotline: Call 311 if you have any concerns or questions about your apartment.
- If your landlord is harassing you, withholding services, or trying to exploit any lapse in the rent regulation laws to get you to leave your apartment, you should call 311 immediately.
- Please know that the City is committed to protecting New Yorkers who live in rent-regulated units.
- If you have any questions about what information you should be sharing with your tenants, please call 311.
- Tenant harassment laws are still in effect. Any lapse in the rent regulation laws is not an excuse to withhold heat, hot water, or other services -- the City will enforce the housing code.
For more information on tenants' rights (in English, Spanish, Chinese, Korean, Russian, Haitian Creole, and Arabic), please visit:
on.nyc.gov/tenants-rights
Thank you,
Vicki Been
Commissioner
NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development