Housing Frequently Asked Questions
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This resource provides answers to common questions regarding housing issues in NYC.
By: Legal Aid Society
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Spanish / Español
Tenant's Rights Guide: Leases, Rent and Lease Succession or Termination
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A summary of tenant's rights as they relate to leases, rent, when a lease may be passed on to someone else, and when a lease may be ended.
By: New York State Attorney General's Office
Tenant's Rights Guide: Habitability and Repairs, Safety, Tenants Personal Rights, Utility Services
(Separate Website)
A summary of tenant's rights as they relate to repairs, safety, tenant associations, privacy, discrimination, utilities, finding an apartment, roommates and pets.
By: New York State Attorney General's Office
Tenant Awareness and Organizing When you sign a lease with your landlord, you are entitled to a clearn, safe, and properly maintained apartment and building. This booklet provides information on what to do if your landlord is not living up to his/her part of the bargain.
By: The Children's Aid Society
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Spanish / Español
Heat and Hot Water Complaints
Detailed information on your rights as a tenant to heat and hot water, and what you can do if your landlord is violating this right.
By: Community Training Resource Center
NYC Homeownership Resource Guide This resource provides a list of helpful agencies and telephone numbers for homeowners in New York City.
By: Neighborhood Economic Development Advocacy Project
NYC Homebuyer Pocket Guide
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Information regarding scams and everything else you should know about when you are in the market for a new home.
By: Neighborhood Economic Development Advocacy Project
What Homeowners Need to Know About Property Taxes
(Separate Website)
This resource provides useful information for homeowners that are interested in learning more about property taxes; your rights and protections.
By: South Brooklyn Legal Services (A Program of Legal Services NYC)
It's the Law: Get a Receipt
Information on a tenant's legal right to get a rent receipt from the landlord.
By: Goddard-Riverside Community Center - West Side SRO Law Project
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Spanish / Español
Roommate Issues
(Separate Website)
The answers to some questions about roommates, including what to do if your name is not on the lease.
By: New York City Rent Guidelines Board
Sublets, Assignments and Illusory Tenancies
(Separate Website)
A summary of the rules for rent stabilized tenants around subletting and assigning apartments, including information explaining what an illusory tenancy is.
By: New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal
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Spanish / Español
Tenancy Rights of Remaining Residents of an Apartment Where the Legal Tenant has Died or Moved Out
Frequently asked questions and answers concerning the rights of remaining apartment residents where the legal tenant has died or moved.
By: Legal Services NYC - Legal Support Unit
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French / Français
Security Deposits
(Separate Website)
Your rights over your security deposit, including information on going to Small Claims Court to get it back from your landlord.
By: Legal Assistance of Western New York - Geneva Office
Security Deposits FAQ
(Separate Website)
The answers to a number of questions about security deposits and what to do if your landlord does not obey the law.
By: New York City Rent Guidelines Board
Rent Security Deposits
Detailed information about the laws concerning security deposits for both rent regulated and unregulated apartments.
By: Community Training Resource Center
Security Deposit Fact Sheet
(Separate Website)
A summary of the rules about security deposits, including how much a landlord may ask for, and what happens if the landlord does not return the deposit at the end of the tenancy.
By: New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal
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Spanish / Español
Rent Security Complaint Form
(Separate Website)
You can fill out this form and send it to the Attorney General's Office in order to make a complaint that your landlord did not put your security deposit in a trust account, did not pay interest on your security deposit, or did not return your security deposit.
By: New York State Attorney General's Office
Tenant Rights Where There is a New Landlord
(Separate Website)
Frequently asked questions and answers about a tenant's rights when a new landlord has bought the building.
By: South Brooklyn Legal Services (A Program of Legal Services NYC)
Companion Animals in NYC Apartments
(Separate Website)
Information concerning your legal rights to keep pets in your apartment, whether you live in private housing or a Housing Authority apartment.
By: City Bar Justice Center
Housing Court Records & Your Credit Report
(Separate Website)
This fact sheet explains how being sued by your landlord can affect your credit report.
By: Neighborhood Economic Development Advocacy Project
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Spanish / Español
Homeowner's and Renter's Insurance
(Separate Website)
Do you own a home? Then, it's a good idea to buy insurance that will pay for repairing and replacing your home if it's damaged or destroyed. Renters should buy insurance to protect their furniture and other personal property.
By: AARP Legal Services Network
Online NYC Nonpayment Tenant Answer Program
This on-line, interactive program will give you information and help you prepare to answer a New York City nonpayment petition if you live in rent-stabilized or NYCHA housing.
By: Civil Court of the City of New York, with LAWNY
Other Formats:
Separate Website
How to Prepare for a Landlord-Tenant Trial
(Separate Website)
A guide to what you can expect during a landlord-tenant trial, and how you can prepare yourself if you do not have a lawyer.
By: Civil Court of the City of New York
HUD in New York (English and Spanish)
(Separate Website)
Visit this website to get up to date news on housing developments in New York State and services available. This website is also available in Spanish.
By: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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Spanish / Español
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