Housing Links
General Tenant's Rights and Rent Regulation Information
Met Council FactsheetsNYC Rent Guidelines Board - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Tenant's Rights Guide (New York State Attorney General) (pdf)
NYS Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR) - Office of Rent Administration Information for rent-regulated tenants.
LawHelp KNOW YOUR RIGHTS - Housing A comprehensive collection of 273 tenants' rights fact sheets and booklets. (Shorter URL: http://tinyurl.com/dvjgj)
Useful Information about Housing Rules and Regulations (NYC Dept. of Housing Preservation and Development) (pdf)
New York City Affordable Housing Resource Center Information about available affordable housing, public housing, Section 8, evictions, and repairs, and information and resources for senior citizens and people with disabilities.
Rent Smart (NYS Consumer Protection Board [2002]). Includes model lease (pdf).
Fair Housing Guide (NYS Division of Human Rights) (4.1 MB pdf). Also in Spanish.
New York City and State Housing Standards Tables identifying key statutory provisions; links to additional resources.
Statutory Rights of Residential Tenants in New York Summaries and links to key state laws protecting tenants' rights.
rentovercharge.com Tenant lawyer Steven De Castro's guide to rent overcharges.
Posts on landlord-tenant law by tenant lawyer Steven De Castro
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Tenant and Housing Organizations
City-Wide and State-Wide Organizations
Metropolitan Council on Housing NYC's oldest tenant organization.
New York State Tenants & Neighbors Coalition, Inc. Statewide advocacy for tenants and affordable housing.
Tenants PAC Pro-tenant New York political action committee.
Shalom Tenants Alliance Coalition of tenants in over 100 buildings owned or managed by the Shalom/Ohebshalom family.
National Organizations
National Housing Law Project A national housing law and advocacy center focused on affordable and subsidized housing.
National Low Income Housing Coalition "Dedicated solely to to achieving socially just public policy that assures people with the lowest incomes in the United States have affordable and decent homes."
Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law Resources for advocates including Clearinghouse Review and the Poverty Law Library.
Bronx
Neighborhood Initiatives Development Corporation Serves Bronx CB 11 (Morris Park, Pelham Parkway, Bronxdale, Van Nest, Laconia).
Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition Serves the northwest Bronx.
Brooklyn
Brighton Neighborhood Association Serves Brighton Beach.
Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation Serves Cypress Hills.
Fifth Avenue Committee Serves lower Park Slope and South Brooklyn.
Make the Road New York Serves Bushwick.
Neighbors Helping Neighbors Serves Sunset Park.
Pratt Area Community Council Serves Fort Greene, Clinton Hill and Bedford Stuyvesant.
St. Nicholas Neighborhood Preservation Corp. Serves Williamsburg and Greenpoint.
Manhattan
Cooper Square Committee Serves 14th to Delancey Streets east of Bowery/3rd Ave.
Good Old Lower East Side Serves 14th to Delancey Streets east of Bowery/4th Ave. and public housing residents on East Side below 14th St.
Hudson Guild Serves Chelsea.
Housing Conservation Coordinators Serves Hell's Kitchen/Clinton.
Independence Plaza North Tenant Association
Lenox Hill Neighborhood House Serves the Upper East Side.
Northern Manhattan Improvement Corporation Serves Washington Heights and Inwood.
Park West Village Tenants' Association
Strycker's Bay Neighborhood Council Serves the Upper West Side.
Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper Village Tenants Association
University Settlement Society/Project Home Serves the Lower East Side.
Queens
Make the Road New York Serves western Queens.
Margert Community Corporation Serves Far Rockaway area.
Queens Community House Serves Queens.
Staten Island
Make the Road New York Serves Port Richmond.
Other
Some of the following organizations provide assistance to tenants:
Member agencies of the United Neighborhood Houses, a citywide federation of settlement houses.
Community-Based Housing Organizations receiving DHCR grant assistance.
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Individual Building/Owner Research
(Ownership, management, violations, taxes, etc.)NYC Map Portal Enter address to see building-level map and find online property information and more.
Property Shark One-stop access to public records, maps, etc. Unofficial, not always up-to-date, but very convenient.
HPDOnline NYC Dept. of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) - Building registration and violations.
NYC Dept. of Buildings - Building Information Search Building permits, violations, certificates of occupancy, etc.
NYC City Register (ACRIS) Property transfer records (deeds, mortgages, etc.).
NYC Dept. of Finance - Property Tax Assessment Records: by block and lot number or by street address.
NYC Dept. of Finance - Property Tax Payment History
NYC Dept. of Finance - J-51 Benefit History (see also this FAQ on tax abatements/exemptions).
DHCR Rent Regulated Building Search Database of buildings registering with DHCR at least once from 1984-present.
List of buildings with rent-stabilized apartments from 2007 DHCR building registrations.
A old database of buildings with rent-stabilized apartments from 1994 DHCR building registrations is online at http://www.tenant.net/DHCR/dhcraddr/rent.html. WARNING & DISCLAIMER: Other content posted on "www.tenant.net" may be inaccurate and/or outdated.
Mitchell-Lama Housing Companies in NY State 2007 annual report containing data on all DHCR- and HPD-supervised Mitchell-Lama developments.
HUD Multifamily Housing Data Multiple databases covering buildings with a variety of HUD project-based subsidies.
NYS Dept. of State Corporation and Business Entity Database
NYS Dept. of State Licensee Search (Real Estate Brokers and salespersons)
NYS Dept. of State Licensee Search (Notaries, barbers, hearing aid dispensers, etc.)
NYS Dept. of Correctional Services Inmate Lookup
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New York City Government Agencies
NYC.gov - City of New York Home PageThe Green Book Online The official directory of the City of New York.
NYC Community Boards
NYC Department for the Aging
NYC Department of Buildings
NYC HIV/AIDS Services Administration (HASA)
NYC Department of Homeless Services
NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD)
NYC Housing Authority (NYCHA) Public and subsidized housing
NYC Housing Development Corporation
NYC Human Resources Administration (HRA/DSS)
NYC Commission on Human Rights -- Housing
NYC Law Department
NYC Loft Board
NYC Marshals The enforcement officers of the NYC Civil Court.
Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities - Housing
NYC Rent Guidelines Board
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New York State Government Agencies
New York State Government Agencies and OfficesNew York State Government Telephone Directory
The Green Book Online State government information in the official directory of the City of New York.
NYS Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR) - Office of Rent Administration
NYS Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR) - Home Page
NYS Department of State - Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons Licensing
NYS Attorney General - Bureau of Consumer Frauds and Protection - Housing Issues
NYS Division of Human Rights
NYS Committee on Open Government - Your Right to Know (FOIL, Open Meetings, Privacy)
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Elected Officials
They Represent You Look up elected representatives for any NYC address (League of Women Voters of the City of New York).New York City Council
Links to elected officials' websites (League of Women Voters of the City of New York).
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Housing Court (Housing Part, New York City Civil Court)
Housing Part, NYC Civil Court Home Page Site highlights:Housing Part Forms
Additional Civil Court Forms
A Tenant's Guide to the New York City Housing Court By the New York City Bar Association, Housing Court Public Service Projects Committee (pdf).
Interactive Nonpayment Answer Program Online tool helps rent stabilized or NYCHA public housing tenants prepare an answer to a nonpayment petition.
Fact Sheets: Defenses to a Nonpayment Petition
How To Prepare For a Landlord-Tenant Trial By the NYC Civil Court (pdf).
Housing Court Judge Profiles and Part Rules
Housing Court Judge Assignments
Uniform Civil Rules For the New York City Civil Court
New York City Civil Court Directives & Advisory Notices
New York City Civil Court Act § 110 Statute establishing the Housing Part of the NYC Civil Court.
The Legal Aid Society Community Website - Housing Answers to frequently asked questions about Housing Court cases.
Housing Court Answers (Formerly the City-Wide Task Force on Housing Court)
Housing Court Records and Your Credit Report By the Neighborhood Economic Development Advocacy Project.
For court decisions, see Free Online Legal Research Resources - Court & Agency Decisions.
Other New York State Courts
NYS Unified Court SystemCourthelp.gov The NYS Unified Court System's website for self-represented litigants.
Small Claims Part, NYC Civil Court
A Guide To Small Claims Court By the NYC Civil Court.
Supreme Court, New York County - Civil Branch
Supreme Court, New York County "SCROLL" (Supreme Court Records On-Line Library): Index number search; multi-field search.
Appellate Term, First Department
Appellate Term, First Department 2012 Calendar (Record Press)
Appellate Term, First Department Guidelines (Record Press)
Appellate Term, Second Department
Appellate Term, Second Department Guidelines (Record Press)
Appellate Division, First Department
Appellate Division, Second Department
New York Court of Appeals
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Lawyers
Free Legal Services Providers
LawHelp.org/NY Use this web site first to find offices serving your area and type of problem!New York City Bar Association Legal Clinic and Legal Hotline Serves all of NYC.
Legal Aid Society of New York - Civil Practice Programs and offices city-wide.
Legal Services NYC Programs and offices city-wide.
Legal Services NYC offices:
Bedford-Stuyvesant Community Legal Services
South Brooklyn Legal Services Housing Unit
Brooklyn Legal Services Corp. A
Legal Services NYC-Brooklyn Branch
Manhattan Legal Services
Queens Legal Services
Staten Island Legal Services
The Door Legal Services Center Serves people between the ages of 12 and 21 city-wide.
Eviction Intervention Services Serves 42nd - 72nd Streets from 5th Ave. to East River, Roosevelt Island.
Housing Conservation Coordinators Serves 34th - 72nd Streets west of 8th Ave.
Lenox Hill Neighborhood House Serves 59th to 96th Streets from 5th Ave. to East River, Roosevelt Island.
MFY Legal Services Area served varies by program.
Northern Manhattan Improvement Corp. Legal Services Serves Washington Heights and Inwood.
Goddard Riverside SRO Law Project Serves SRO tenants on West Side north of 14th Street and apartment tenants living between 100-110th Streets from Broadway to Central Park West.
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Private Tenant Attorneys
(Links are not advertisements by, endorsements of, or referrals to any attorney or law firm.)
Alterman & Boop LLP
Collins, Dobkin, & Miller LLP
Fishman & Mallon, LLP
John D. Gorman
Grad & Weinraub, LLP
Hartman, Ule, Rose & Ratner (co-ops, condos, Mitchell-Lama)
Kenneth B. Hawco
Himmelstein, McConnell, Gribben, Donoghue & Joseph
Kent Karlsson, Karlsson & Ng, P.C. (email link only)
William E. Leavitt (email link only)
Jack Lester
George S. Locker
Jeffrey McAdams
Alan G. Morley (email link only)
Stephen H. Palitz
Martin Silbermann
Sokolski & Zekaria, P.C.
Nina V. Taylor (email link only)
Jeffrey S. Ween & Associates (lofts)
New York State Attorney Directory
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Public and Charitable Assistance Resources
Housing Court Answers Hotline Coordinates referrals for rent arrears assistance through the Emergency Rent Coalition.Community Service Society Public bnefits counseling and eviction prevention services.
Emergency Assistance (One-Shot Deal) information By EarnBenefits Online
Managing Household Expenses and Finding Housing Assistance By EarnBenefits Online
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Legal Research Resources
General Legal Research and Citation Guides
Zimmerman's Research Guide "An Online Encyclopedia for Legal Researchers," courtesy of LexisNexis.New York State Law Reporting Bureau Legal Research Portal
Glossary of Legal Terms
English-Spanish Glossary of Legal Terms / Glosario de Terminología Jurídica Corriente (Inglés - Español)
New York Law Reports Style Manual The official legal citation and style authority for NY state courts.
Free Online Legal Research Resources - Court & Agency Decisions
New York State Law Reporting Bureau
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Official Case Name and Citation Locator 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).
Google Scholar Search officially reported and recent unreported decisions of all New York State courts, Federal courts, and other state courts.
Loislaw (* see access note): Search officially reported or abstracted decisions of all New York State courts combined or search by court:
New York Appellate Division Reports (App Div, AD2d, AD3d) since 1896
New York Miscellaneous Reports (trial courts, Appellate Terms) (Misc, Misc 2d, Misc 3d) since 1892
United States Supreme Court Reports (U.S., S.Ct.) since 1789
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (F.2d, F.3d) since 1924
United States District Court Reports (F., F.2d, F. Supp., unpublished) since 1904
United States Supreme Court and Courts of Appeals (all circuits), combined
WebCivil Supreme: Retrieve New York Supreme Court decisions by index number
LexisOne Free case law search/retrieval from last 10 years of NY Court of Appeals, NY Appellate Division, and US Courts of Appeals, plus US Supreme Court cases from 1790.
Lexis courthouse access (NOTE: Link accessible via courthouse WiFi network or LAN)
Appellate Briefs -- Appellate Division, Second Department
An old collection of DHCR PAR decisions (1990-1994 only) is online athttp://tenant.net/DHCR/pars/index.html. WARNING & DISCLAIMER: Other content posted on "www.tenant.net" may be inaccurate and/or outdated.
How to Read a DHCR Docket Number
See also Shapiro's DHCR Decision Finder
CITYADMIN - Search New York City Agency Decisions (Loft Board, OATH, ECB, Buildings, BSA, Planning, etc.)
See also New York Law Journal, Landlord-Tenant Law Treatises and Public Law Libraries and Collections.
Back to Table of ContentsFree Online Legal Research - Laws and Regulations
Laws of New York (New York State Legislature)
Retrieve a New York State statute or NYC Administrative Code section
(Enter 3-letter chapter abbreviation and section number as shown, with no spaces):
Abbreviations for frequently used statutes (see complete list for others):
| ADC | New York City Administrative Code |
| CVP | Civil Practice Law & Rules |
| GOB | General Obligations Law |
| JUD | Judiciary Law |
| MDW | Multiple Dwelling Law |
| CCA | New York City Civil Court Act |
| PVH | Private Housing Finance Law |
| RPP | Real Property Law |
| RPA | Real Property Actions & Proceedings Law |
| RPT | Real Property Tax Law |
Loislaw New York State Consolidated Laws (see acccess note) Search
PR PRELIM Superior headings including name of publication, title, subtitle, chapter, subchapter, article, subarticle, part and subparts.
TE TEXT Text of the section.
CR CREDIT Statutory authority and historical notes, if available.
SD SUBSTANTIVE-DOC Citation, prelim, caption, text and credits fields.
The PR field can be used to retrieve multiple sections under the same heading, e.g., PR("RENT STABILIZATION CODE")
New York State Register Weekly publication containing state agency rulemaking notices.
Rules of the City of New York
Links to selected housing-related RCNY provisions.
Statutory Rights of Residential Tenants in New York Summaries and links to key state laws protecting tenants' rights.
Real Property Law, Article 7 - Landlord and Tenant (Laws of NY) (Also on Loislaw [see access note])
Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law (RPAPL), Article 7 - Summary Proceedings (Laws of NY) (Also on Loislaw [see access note])
Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law (RPAPL), Article 7-A (Special Proceedings for Appointment of an Administrator) (Laws of NY) (Also on Loislaw [see access note])
General Obligations Law, Article 7, Title 1 (Security Deposits) (Laws of NY) (Also on Loislaw [see access note])
Rent Stabilization Code (9 NYCRR parts 2520-2531) (Unofficial, hyperlink-enhanced version)
Loislaw (see access note)
Free, official source: New York Codes, Rules, and Regulations (Department of State; current through most recent amendments)
Emergency Tenant Protection Act of 1974
DHCR Rent Stabilization Guidance Documents and Forms: New York City Rent Guidelines Board Orders for Apartments and Lofts and for Hotels.
City Rent and Rehabilitation Law (Administrative Code of the City of New York, title 26, chapter 3) (Laws of NY) (Also on Loislaw [see access note])
NYC Rent and Eviction Regulations, 9 NYCRR parts 2200-2211 Regulations governing NYC rent control (Unofficial, hyperlink-enhanced version, current through most recent amendments effective October 2005).
Also available on Loislaw.
New York City and State Housing Standards
New York City Housing Maintenance Code (Administrative Code of City of NY title 27, chapter 2) (Laws of NY)
Title 28 of the Rules of the City of New York: Department of Housing Preservation and Development
New York City 1968 Building Code
New York City Window Guard Regulations New York City Health Code (24 RCNY) § 12-01 et seq.
NYC Marshals Handbook of Regulations -- Evictions and Legal Possessions
Private Housing Finance Law, Article 2 (Limited-Profit Housing Companies Law) The "Mitchell-Lama Law." (Laws of NY) (Also on Loislaw [see access note])
Private Housing Finance Law, Article 4 (Limited-Dividend Housing Companies Law) (Laws of NY) (Also on Loislaw [see access note])
Occupancy regulations for DHCR-supervised Mitchell-Lama and limited dividend housing (Title 9 NYCRR, subtitle S, ch IV, subch C, part 1727) (Loislaw*) (Free source: New York Codes, Rules, and Regulations)
Complete regulations governing DHCR-supervised Mitchell-Lama and limited dividend housing companies (Loislaw*) (Free source: New York Codes, Rules, and Regulations)
Regulations for HPD-supervised Mitchell-Lama housing (pdf)
Civil Practice Law and Rules (CPLR) (Laws of NY)
Uniform Civil Rules for the Supreme Court (22 NYCRR part 202)
Rules of the Appellate Term, First Department (22 NYCRR part 640). Also on Loislaw * and New York Codes, Rules, and Regulations.
Rules of the Appellate Term, 2nd, 11th and 13th Judicial Districts (22 NYCRR part 731). Also on Loislaw*.
Rules of the Appellate Division, First Department (22 NYCRR part 202)
Rules of the Appellate Division, Second Department (22 NYCRR part 670)
Rules of Practice of the Court of Appeals (22 NYCRR part 500)
Housing Court Judge Profiles & Part Rules
Buffalo City Court Act article X (L 1978, ch 516) Statute establishing the Housing Part of Buffalo City Court
United States Code
U.S. House of Representatives Office of the Law Revision Counsel
U.S. Government Printing Office
Legal Information Institute
Fair Credit Reporting Act (Federal Trade Commission)
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Landlord-Tenant Law Treatises
Finkelstein and Ferrara, Landlord and Tenant Practice in New YorkScherer, Residential Landlord-Tenant Law in New York
Description and ordering information.
Available at NYPL Science, Industry & Business Library and most public access law libraries.
Dolan, Rasch's New York Landlord and Tenant, Including Summary Proceedings
Description and ordering information, table of contents, table of cases, and index.
Available at NYPL Science, Industry & Business Library and all public access law libraries.
Lebovits, et al., New York Residential Landlord-Tenant Law and Procedure
Gallet, (Gould's) New York Landlord and Tenant Handbook
Available at NYPL Science, Industry & Business Library, NYPL branch libraries, and the Queens and Bronx County Supreme Court Law Libraries.
HUD Housing Programs: Tenants' Rights, 3rd ed., published by the National Housing Law Project
Description and ordering information
Available at the CUNY School of Law Library, call number KF5729 .H83 2004.
Public Law Libraries and Collections
New York State Public Access Law LibrariesLION online catalog
Lexis (NOTE: Link accessible via UCS courthouse WiFi network or LAN)
New York County Public Access Law Library
Kings County (Brooklyn) Supreme Court Law Library
Law Library of Queens County
CUNY School of Law Library
City Hall Library (for New York City reports and publications)
Other public law collections in Manhattan
All of New York City's law school libraries and most of its university libraries are Federal Depository Libraries and several are designated by the New York State Document Depository Program as New York State Documents Reference Centers. These libraries must make deposited federal and state materials freely available to the public pursuant to the Federal Depository Libraries public access statute and the New York State Document Depository Manual. Library patrons using government document collections might have access to other research material and databases, depending on library policies. Complete list of Federal Depository Libraries in New York.
Back to Table of ContentsPeriodicals and Publications
Tenant/Inquilino Monthly, bilingual newspaper for tenants from Met Council on Housing.City Limits "New York's Urban Affairs News Magazine"
Clearinghouse Review Bimonthly publication of the Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law.
Full text for vols. 1-39 (1967-2006) avaiable on HeinOnline (access with account or NY City Bar member login).
Gotham Gazette: Housing Daily news website covering New York City issues.
Housing Court Reporter (Published by Treiman Publications.) Unofficial source for New York landlord-tenant decisions. Annual volumes issued 1983-current. Available at:
Brooklyn Supreme Court Law Library
CUNY School of Law Library
Landlord-Tenant Monthly (Published by Treiman Publications). Print only.
Landlord-tenant law articles written or co-authored by Gerald Lebovits, Housing Court Judge, New York City Civil Court.
Memo to Members Weekly bulletin of the National Low Income Housing Coalition.
CUNY School of Law Library
NYPL Science Industry, and Business Library
Brooklyn Supreme Court Law Library
CUNY School of Law Library
Shelterforce "The Journal of Affordable Housing and Community Building," published bimonthly by the National Housing Institute.
Shelterforce Bookstore Online selection of titles pertaining to housing and community development and related issues.
Vendome Group Landlord-oriented newsletters and digests published in print and online:
Landlord v Tenant. (Available at NYPL Science, Industry & Business Library.)
Shapiro's DHCR Decision Finder
Assisted Housing Management Insider
Tax Credit Housing Management Insider
See also Landlord-Tenant Law Treatises below
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Special Housing Types
Mitchell-Lama and Limited Dividend Housing
Mitchell-Lama Housing Companies in NY State 2007 annual report containing data on all DHCR- and HPD-supervised Mitchell-Lama developments.
NYS Department of Housing and Community Renewal - Housing Operations
Private Housing Finance Law, Article 2 (Limited-Profit Housing Companies Law) The "Mitchell-Lama Law." (Laws of NY) (Also on Loislaw [see access note])
Private Housing Finance Law, Article 4 (Limited-Dividend Housing Companies Law) (Laws of NY) (Also on Loislaw [see access note])
Occupancy regulations for DHCR-supervised Mitchell-Lama and limited dividend housing (Title 9 NYCRR, subtitle S, ch IV, subch C, part 1727) (Loislaw*) (Free source: New York Codes, Rules, and Regulations)
Complete regulations governing DHCR-supervised Mitchell-Lama and limited dividend housing companies (Loislaw*) (Free source: New York Codes, Rules, and Regulations)
NYC Dept of Housing Preservation and Development's Mitchell-Lama Housing page
HPD regulations for city-supervised Mitchell-Lama housing (pdf)
Save Mitchell-Lama Mitchell-Lama Residents Coalition Mitchell-Lama Residents Coalition Newsletter
Cooperators United for Mitchell-Lama
Affordable No More: New York City's Looming Crisis in Mitchell-Lama and Limited Dividend Housing 2004 report by NYC Comptroller (pdf)
State Comptroller's 2005 audit of DHCR supervision of Mitchell-Lama buyouts (pdf); Press release announcing audit report.
HUD-Subsidized Multifamily Housing (Project-based Section 8, Section 236, etc.)
HUD Handbook 4350.3 REV-1, CHG-3 (rev. June 2009): Occupancy Requirements of Subsidized Multifamily Housing Programs.HUD Office of Multifamily Housing Programs
National Housing Law Project Resource Center - HUD Multifamily Housing Preservation
National Alliance of HUD Tenants "A multi-cultural, tenant-controlled alliance of tenant organizations in privately-owned, multifamily HUD-assisted housing."
New York State Tenants & Neighbors Information and advocacy for tenants of project-based subsidized housing. Assisted Housing Management Insider
NYCHA Public Housing
NYC Housing Authority (NYCHA)NYCHA Resident Handbook, "A Home to be Proud Of" (pdf).
probono.net-ny Housing Library - NYCHA (signup required)
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Office of Public and Indian Housing
National Housing Law Project Resource Center - Public Housing
ENPHRONT (Everyhwere and Now Public Housing Residents Organizing Nationally Together)
Community Service Society Center for Benefits and Services
What to Do if You Fall Behind in Your Rent
Getting Repairs
Termination Hearings
Section 8 Leased Housing
NYCHA Leased Housing Departmentprobono.net-ny Housing Library - NYCHA (signup required)
NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) - Section 8 Program information for tenants and landlords.
HPD Section 8 Administrative Plan, effective March 1, 2010.
probono.net-ny Housing Library - HPD Section 8 (signup required)
DHCR Section 8 Administrative Plan (rev. 2009)
US Department of Housing and Urban Development - Housing Choice Vouchers
National Housing Law Project - Section 8 Certificate and Voucher Program
Other City- and State-Subsidized Affordable Housing
NYC Housing Development Corporation NYC HDC finances and administers the following programs:
Low-Income Affordable Marketplace Program (LAMP)New York State Housing Finance Agency HFA finances and administers 80/20, All Affordable, and other affordable housing programs, and allocates federal Low Income Housing Tax Credits.
Mixed-Income Program ("50/30/20")
New Housing Opportunities Program (New HOP) (middle-income)
Mitchell-Lama Preservation Program
Lofts
Multiple Dwelling Law Article 7-C (Legalization of Interim Multiple Dwellings) (Laws of NY) (Also on Loislaw [see access note])Lower Manhattan Loft Tenants
NYC Loft Board
Searchable Archive of Loft Board Decisions
Loft Board Rules (Title 29 of the Rules of the City of New York) (see also recent amendments)
Recent and proposed amendments to Loft Board rules
SRO Hotels
LawHelp.org -- Know Your Rights - SRO HousingNotice of Rights and Duties of Hotel Owners and Tenants (DHCR Advisory Opinion 87-2)
Goddard Riverside SRO Law Project Serves SRO tenants on West Side north of 14th St.
East Side SRO Law Project Serves SRO tenants citywide except West Side north of 14th St.
Manhattan Legal Services - SRO Project Serves SRO tenants who reside on the East Side or anywhere below 14th Street.
Co-ops, Condos, and Conversion Issues
The following materials are available from the Office of the New York State Attorney General, Real Estate Finance Bureau:Real Estate Financing: Rules and Regulations (includes co-op conversion regulations)
Cooperative Policy Statments
How To Handle Problems With a Co-Op's Board of Directors
How To Handle Problems With a Condominium's Board of Managers
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Special Populations
Senior Citizens
Housing Guide for Senior Citizens From the NYS Attorney General
NYC Department for the Aging
NYC Department of Finance -- Senior Citizen Rent Increase Exemption (SCRIE) Program Rent increase exemption for tenants in rent controlled or rent stabilized housing.
NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development -- Senior Citizen Rent Increase Exemption (SCRIE) Program Rent/carrying charge increase exemption for tenants in Mitchell-Lama, Limited Dividend, Redevelopment, Housing
Development Fund and Section 213 cooperative housing companies.
Clutter and Hoarding Resources for addressing clutter and hoarding problems, from Cornell University Weill Medical College & the NYC Hoarding Task Force
Senior Citizen: Are you concerned about rent increases? You may be eligible for an increase exemption. (All forms can be found here)
Young People
The Door Legal Services Center Counsel and advocacy services in civil matters to people between the ages of 12 and 21.People With Disabilities
Disability Rent Increase Exemption (DRIE) ProgramMayor's Office for People with Disabilities
NYC Commission on Human Rights
New York State Division of Human Rights Publications:
Housing Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Also in Spanish.
NY State Accessible Housing Registry Information about accessible apartments located throughout New York State.
Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law -- Fair Housing Fact Sheets and Resources
People With HIV/AIDS
Voices Of Community Advocates & LeadersGay Men's Health Crisis - Legal Services and Client Advocacy Serves New York City residents living with HIV/AIDS
HIV Law Project Serves HIV-positive residents of Manhattan and the Bronx
Bronx AIDS Services Legal Advocacy Program Serves Bronx residents living with HIV/AIDS
NYC HIV/AIDS Services Administration (HASA)
How to Get to a Place Called Home: A Handbook to Help People Living with HIV AIDS Find Housing in New York City (NYS Department of Health)
HIV/AIDS Discrimination (NYS Division of Human Rights)
Domestic Violence Victims
HousingLink Resource Center Resources for domestic violence survivors seeking safe, affordable housing in New York City.Domestic Violence and Housing (South Brooklyn Legal Services)
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Other Links Pages
Housing Rights Clinic Research Guide (Hofstra University School of Law)Links to Other Resources (National Low Income Housing Coalition)
ANHD Links (Association for Neighborhood and Housing Development)
Zimmerman's Research Guide "An Online Encyclopedia for Legal Researchers."
New York City Documents A comprehensive resource guide by the Columbia University Libraries.
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* Loislaw links are accessible to attorneys admitted in New York State who register for a free New York State Library Borrower's Card. Registration provides free off-site access to the State Library's wide range of subscription databases.
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