Description
Course Title: LANDLORD AND TENANT RIGHTS: RENT REGULATED UNITS
Course Designer: Jorge Vasquez, JD/MBA, MA, Urban Affairs, Licensed New York Real Estate
Instructor
LANDLORD AND TENANT RIGHTS: RENT REGULATED UNITS
1. Introduction: 15 Minutes
This class will review and outlines the rights and responsibilities of both tenants and landlords in NEW YORK CITY buildings, and primarily pertains to buildings with three or more apartments. Not all housing laws and regulations apply to all landlords and tenants in all situations. Rights and responsibilities may vary, depending, for example, on the type and size of housing, whether the housing is rent controlled or rent stabilized and so on. Senior citizens (people 62 years old or older) have special rights, as do eligible disabled tenants. But every residential dwelling and everyone living in it is subject to the provisions of New York City’s Housing Maintenance Code.
2. THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF LANDLORDS: 15 Minutes
The Warranty of Habitability is the provision of the New York State Real Property Law that requires all landlords to guarantee that any space rented for residential purposes-an apartment, house, room or loft-and all areas used in common with other tenants are safe and livable. The landlord must provide certain services (called required services in rent-stabilized buildings and essential services in rent-controlled buildings). Among these are maintaining building security, supplying lighting, heat and hot and cold water and keeping the building clean and in good repair, inside and out. The law specifies that the building premises must not become subject “to any conditions which would be dangerous, hazardous, or detrimental to life, health, or safety” If the Warranty of Habitability is violated, the landlord could be made to pay damages to the tenants affected by the violation
3. THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF TENANTS: 15 Minutes
Although it is the landlord’s job to operate and maintain an apartment building properly, tenants also have some important responsibilities. A tenant must respect the landlord’s property and prevent damage or code violations brought on by willful acts, negligence or abuse. This applies not only to the tenant, but also to other members of the household and guests. Tenants are responsible for complying with all laws and rules that apply to them.
Common-sense responsibilities include paying rent on time, observing the provisions of a written lease and respecting the rights of other tenants.
4. REGISTRATION: 15 Minutes
a. Registering a Building
b. Registering Apartments
c. OCCUPANCY STANDARDS
5. RENT-REGULATED APARTMENTS: 15 Minutes
a. Rent-stabilized Apartments
b. Rent-controlled Apartments
c. Institutional Housing
d. Primary Residence
e. Rent-stabilized apartments
f. Rent-controlled apartments
6. LEASES: 30 Minutes
a. Vacancy and Renewal Leases
b. What to Look for in a Lease
c. Moving into a new apartment
d. Automatic renewal clause
e. Other special clauses
f. Rent Stabilization Rider
7. Tenants without a Lease: 15 Minutes
a. Rent-controlled apartments
b. Unregulated apartments
c. Legal Occupants
8. Renewals and Terminations in Rent-stabilized Apartments: 15 Minutes
a. Renewal lease terms
b. Special riders
c. Breaking a lease
9. Continuing and Ending Tenancy in a Rent-controlled Apartment: 30 Minutes
a. Succession to an Apartment
b. Rent-stabilized apartments
c. Rent-controlled apartments
d. High-income deregulation
e. Eligible family members
f. Unrelated persons
g. Special cases,
h. Special Situations
i. Month-to-month leases.
10. Evictions: 60 Minutes
a. Special problems
b. Owner’s Refusal to Extend Tenancy
c. Owner occupancy
d. Succession Rights
e. Preferences
f. Non- Payment
g. Due Process
h. Curing
i. Reinstatement
j. Holdover
k. Due Process
l. Court Procedures
m. Court Resolutions
n. Enforcement
o. Appeals
