Guides
What New York owners need to know, written plainly.
The rules, deadlines and programs that decide whether a building makes money, explained by the people who deal with them every day.
Violations & compliance · 7 min read
HPD violation classes A, B and C, and how to clear each one
What HPD Class A, B and C violations mean, the correction deadlines, how certification works, what a rent-impairing violation does, and how to get a dismissal.
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Violations & compliance · 6 min read
OATH / ECB summonses: what happens if you miss the hearing
How a DOB, FDNY, DEP or DSNY summons becomes an OATH hearing, what a default judgment costs, the cure option, mitigation, and how to reopen a default.
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Program housing · 8 min read
CityFHEPS for landlords: how the program pays, what the unit needs, and how to avoid gaps
A landlord’s guide to CityFHEPS: rent levels, the HRA landlord package, the unit inspection, incentives, how payment works, recertification, and the mistakes that stop payments.
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Program housing · 8 min read
Section 8 lease-up in NYC: the HQS inspection checklist and the HAP contract, step by step
The Housing Choice Voucher lease-up process for NYC landlords: NYCHA vs HPD vs HCR, the Request for Tenancy Approval, rent reasonableness, the HQS inspection checklist, and the HAP contract.
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Violations & compliance · 9 min read
The NYC building compliance calendar for 2026: every recurring filing and deadline
Every recurring NYC compliance deadline for residential buildings in 2026: HPD registration, bedbug filing, boiler and elevator inspections, Local Law 11, 97, 152, 84, 87, 55, 1/31, 157, 126, backflow, and more.
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Leasing & tenant placement · 5 min read
The FARE Act: what NYC landlords need to know about broker fees now
The Fairness in Apartment Rental Expenses Act took effect in June 2025. Who pays the broker fee, what must be disclosed, what the penalties are, and how placement fees should be structured now.
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Property management · 6 min read
Good Cause Eviction in NYC: which units are covered and what the lease must now say
New York’s Good Cause Eviction law applies in NYC since April 2024. Coverage, exemptions (small landlords, high-rent units, new construction), the rent-increase threshold, and the required lease notice.
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Permit & licence expediting · 6 min read
Certificate of Occupancy, TCO or Letter of No Objection: which one your building needs
The difference between a Certificate of Occupancy, a Temporary CO and a Letter of No Objection in NYC, when each applies, what blocks them, and how to get one.
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