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Property Owner Responsibilities


Property Owner Responsibilities

Property owners and tenants have rights and responsibilities to each other. The New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) is one of many City and state agencies that enforce those responsibilities. The ABCs of Housing is designed to help property owners and tenants understand housing rules and regulations, and provide resources. Property owners are required to post a notice about the availability of the ABCs of Housing in the common area of their building.

The ABCs of Housing

The ABCs of Housing is HPD's guide to housing rules and regulations for owners and tenants.

Owners and tenants have legal responsibilities to each other. HPD is one of many city and state agencies that enforce those responsibilities. This booklet is designed to help owners and tenants gain an understanding of the rules and regulations affecting housing, and to provide information about how to receive assistance.

Inside the guide you will find information about owners' and tenants' rights and responsibilities, staying in your apartment safely, resources for new affordable housing or rental assistance, and useful contact information for other housing related issues.

The ABCs of Housing is also available in additional languages:

Arabic / العربية

Bengali / বাংলা

Chinese (Simplified) / 简化字

French / français

Haitian-Creole / Kreyòl ayisyen

Korean / 한국어

Polish / polski

Russian / Русский язык

Spanish / Español

Urdu / اردو

Property Owner Responsibilities

Property owner responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Ensuring that common areas and individual apartment units are safe and well maintained, in compliance with the Housing Maintenance Code (HMC) and Multiple Dwelling Law (MDL).

Providing and maintain security measures and standards related health and safety.

Renting only legal residential space, as defined by the Certificate of Occupancy.

Registering units annually with HPD for owners of residential properties with three or more residential units and owners of one- to two-family homes if neither the owner not the owner's immediate family reside at the property.

Registering rents annually with NYS Homes and Community Renewal if the building is rent-stabilized.

Posting signage and notices as required by the MDL and the Rules of the City of New York.

Inform HPD, upon entering into a buyout agreement with a lawful occupant of their building, resulting in a tenant vacating the unit.

Notices and Bulletins to Property Owners

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2024

November 2024 Bulletin to Property Owners

October 2024 Bulletin to Property Owners

June 2024 Bulletin to Property Owners

January 2024 Lead Briefing to Property Owners

2023

November 2023 Bulletin to Property Owners

October 2023 Bulletin to Property Owners

October 2023 Lead Briefing to Property Owners

September 2023 Bulletin to Property Owners

August 2023 Bulletin to Property Owners

June 2023 Bulletin to Property Owners

May 2023 Bulletin to Property Owners

April 2023 Bulletin to Property Owners

March 2023 Bulletin to Property Owners

February 2023 Bulletin to Property Owners

January 2023 Bulletin to Property Owners

2022

December 2022 Lead Briefing to Property Owners

November 2022 Bulletin

October 2022 Bulletin

October 2022 Lead Briefing to Property Owners

September 2022 Bulletin

August 2022 Bulletin

June 2022 Bulletin to Property Owners
It is also available in additional languages:
Arabic / العربية | Bengali / বাংলা | Chinese (Simplified) / 简化字 | French / français | Haitian-Creole / Kreyòl ayisyen | Korean / 한국어 | Polish / polski | Russian / Русский язык | Spanish / Español | Urdu / اردو

June 2022 Bulletin to Property Owners
It is also available in additional languages:
Arabic / العربية | Bengali / বাংলা | Chinese (Simplified) / 简化字 | French / français | Haitian-Creole / Kreyòl ayisyen | Korean / 한국어 | Polish / polski | Russian / Русский язык | Spanish / Español | Urdu / اردو

June 2022 Lead Briefing to Property Owners
It is also available in additional languages:
Arabic / العربية | Bengali / বাংলা | Chinese (Simplified) / 简化字 | French / français | Haitian-Creole / Kreyòl ayisyen | Korean / 한국어 | Polish / polski | Russian / Русский язык | Spanish / Español | Urdu / اردو

May 2022 Bulletin to Property Owners
It is also available in additional languages:
Arabic / العربية | Bengali / বাংলা | Chinese (Simplified) / 简化字 | French / français | Haitian-Creole / Kreyòl ayisyen | Korean / 한국어 | Polish / polski | Russian / Русский язык | Spanish / Español | Urdu / اردو

April 2022 Bulletin to Property Owners
It is also available in additional languages:
Arabic / العربية | Bengali / বাংলা | Chinese (Simplified) / 简化字 | French / français | Haitian-Creole / Kreyòl ayisyen | Korean / 한국어 | Polish / polski | Russian / Русский язык | Spanish / Español | Urdu / اردو

March 2022 Bulletin to Property Owners
It is also available in additional languages:
Arabic / العربية | Bengali / বাংলা | Chinese (Simplified) / 简化字 | French / français | Haitian-Creole / Kreyòl ayisyen | Korean / 한국어 | Polish / polski | Russian / Русский язык | Spanish / Español | Urdu / اردو

February 2022 Bulletin to Property Owners
It is also available in additional languages:
Arabic / العربية | Bengali / বাংলা | Chinese (Simplified) / 简化字 | French / français | Haitian-Creole / Kreyòl ayisyen | Korean / 한국어 | Polish / polski | Russian / Русский язык | Spanish / Español | Urdu / اردو

January 2022 Bulletin to Property Owners
It is also available in additional languages:
Arabic / العربية | Bengali / বাংলা | Chinese (Simplified) / 简化字 | French / français | Haitian-Creole / Kreyòl ayisyen | Korean / 한국어 | Polish / polski | Russian / Русский язык | Spanish / Español | Urdu / اردو

2021

December 2021 Bulletin to Property Owners
It is also available in additional languages:
Arabic / العربية | Bengali / বাংলা | Chinese (Simplified) / 简化字 | French / français | Haitian-Creole / Kreyòl ayisyen | Korean / 한국어 | Polish / polski | Russian / Русский язык | Spanish / Español | Urdu / اردو

November 2021 Bulletin to Property Owners
It is also available in additional languages:
Arabic / العربية | Bengali / বাংলা | Chinese (Simplified) / 简化字 | French / français | Haitian-Creole / Kreyòl ayisyen | Korean / 한국어 | Polish / polski | Russian / Русский язык | Spanish / Español | Urdu / اردو

October 2021 "Get Ahead of Lead" Briefing
It is also available in additional languages:
Arabic / العربية | Bengali / বাংলা | Chinese (Simplified) / 简化字 | French / français | Haitian-Creole / Kreyòl ayisyen | Korean / 한국어 | Polish / polski | Russian / Русский язык | Spanish / Español | Urdu / اردو

October 2021 Bulletin to Property Owners
It is also available in additional languages:
Arabic / العربية | Bengali / বাংলা | Chinese (Simplified) / 简化字 | French / français | Haitian-Creole / Kreyòl ayisyen | Korean / 한국어 | Polish / polski | Russian / Русский язык | Spanish / Español | Urdu / اردو

September 2021 Bulletin to Property Owners
It is also available in additional languages:
Arabic / العربية | Bengali / বাংলা | Chinese (Simplified) / 简化字 | French / français | Haitian-Creole / Kreyòl ayisyen | Korean / 한국어 | Polish / polski | Russian / Русский язык | Spanish / Español | Urdu / اردو

August 2021 Bulletin to Property Owners
It is also available in additional languages:
Arabic / العربية | Bengali / বাংলা | Chinese (Simplified) / 简化字 | French / français | Haitian-Creole / Kreyòl ayisyen | Korean / 한국어 | Polish / polski | Russian / Русский язык | Spanish / Español | Urdu / اردو

July 2021 "Get Ahead of Lead" Briefing
It is also available in additional languages:
Arabic / العربية | Bengali / বাংলা | Chinese (Simplified) / 简化字 | French / français | Haitian-Creole / Kreyòl ayisyen | Korean / 한국어 | Polish / polski | Russian / Русский язык | Spanish / Español | Urdu / اردو

June 2021 Bulletin
It is also available in additional languages:
Arabic / العربية | Bengali / বাংলা | Chinese (Simplified) / 简化字 | French / français | Haitian-Creole / Kreyòl ayisyen | Korean / 한국어 | Polish / polski | Russian / Русский язык | Spanish / Español | Urdu / اردو

May 2021 Bulletin
It is also available in additional languages:
Arabic / العربية | Bengali / বাংলা | Chinese (Simplified) / 简化字 | French / français | Haitian-Creole / Kreyòl ayisyen | Korean / 한국어 | Polish / polski | Russian / Русский язык | Spanish / Español | Urdu / اردو

April 2021 Maintenance Bulletin
It is also available in additional languages:
Arabic / العربية | Chinese (Simplified) / 简化字 | Haitian-Creole / Kreyòl ayisyen | Korean / 한국어 | Russian / Русский язык | Spanish / Español |

"Get Ahead of Lead" March 2021 Briefing
It is also available in additional languages:
Arabic / العربية | Chinese (Simplified) / 简化字 | Haitian-Creole / Kreyòl ayisyen | Korean / 한국어 | Russian / Русский язык | Spanish / Español |

February 2021 Maintenance Bulletin
It is also available in additional languages:
Arabic / العربية | Chinese (Simplified) / 简化字 | Haitian-Creole / Kreyòl ayisyen | Korean / 한국어 | Russian / Русский язык | Spanish / Español |

"Get Ahead of Lead" January 2021 Briefing
It is also available in additional languages:
Arabic / العربية | Chinese (Simplified) / 简化字 | Haitian-Creole / Kreyòl ayisyen | Korean / 한국어 | Russian / Русский язык | Spanish / Español |

"Get Ahead of Lead" January 2021 Briefing: Private Dwellings
It is also available in additional languages:
Arabic / العربية | Chinese (Simplified) / 简化字 | Haitian-Creole / Kreyòl ayisyen | Korean / 한국어 | Russian / Русский язык | Spanish / Español |