Requires property owners to dedicate certain residential units to rent regulated status following demolition and new construction or substantial renovation.
Establishes the crime of aggravated harassment of a rent regulated tenant which occurs when an owner intentionally engages in a systematic ongoing course of conduct to induce three or more rent regulated tenants occupying different housing accommodations in two or more residential buildings to vacate such housing accommodations or if such owner commits the crime of harassment of a rent regulated tenant and was previously convicted of the same crime in the past five years.
Establishes the crime of aggravated harassment of a rent regulated tenant which occurs when an owner intentionally engages in a systematic ongoing course of conduct to induce three or more rent regulated tenants occupying different housing accommodations in two or more residential buildings to vacate such housing accommodations or if such owner commits the crime of harassment of a rent regulated tenant and was previously convicted of the same crime in the past five years.
Establishes a real property tax exemption for certain property owners who reside full-time on such property in certain counties; requires that such owners occupy such property as their primary residence and are enrolled in or eligible for the STAR exemption or credit or that such owners rent to a tenant for a term of at least twelve months and such tenant occupies such property as their primary residence.
Establishes a real property tax exemption for certain property owners who reside full-time on such property in certain counties; requires that such owners occupy such property as their primary residence and are enrolled in or eligible for the STAR exemption or that such owners rent to a tenant for a term of at least twelve months and such tenant occupies such property as their primary residence.
Prohibits pre-payment penalties for mortgages secured by real property owned in a cooperative form of ownership where over fifty percent of the units are shareholder occupied.
Requires an annual inspection and audit process which shall review five percent of individual apartment improvement notifications for rent stabilized apartments outside of the city of New York; requires additional audits where violations are found.
Requires an annual inspection and audit process which shall review five percent of individual apartment improvement notifications for rent stabilized apartments outside of the city of New York; requires additional audits where violations are found.
Relating to compliance with the public information law, including establishment of an open records hotline to provide information about the requirements of the public information law.