Nyc Apartment Renovation Law

Changes to new york state rent laws recently passed by lawmakers in albany make it harder for landlords to evict any tenant.

Nyc apartment renovation law. This is a guest post by paul skema the founder of roth design build an all in one architecture and construction firm based in manhattan. New york city is one of the most difficult places to pull off a renovation on time and on budget. Building or removing walls. These laws are enforced by the new york state division of housing and community renewal.

According to a recent zillow study 68 percent of nyc residents rent their homes giving us the largest share of renters in the entire country. In july blackstone group one of nyc s largest property owners said that it would halt renovations at stuyvesant town and peter cooper village aside from fixing leaks or hot water service. The law requires owners to follow certain rules and guidelines when increasing rents based on mcis or iais and it provides an avenue for tenants to dispute rent. In addition the new rent laws strengthened protections for new yorkers living in rent controlled or rent stabilized apartments.

New york city landlords slashed spending on apartment renovations over the past five months a sign that building owners are becoming less inclined to pay for renovations after a new law limited. A wall street journal analysis of department of building records showed. Nyc apartment renovations typically need to be filed as an alteration type 2 with the nyc department of buildings by a registered architect. If the project s scope requires plans and permits you must hire a new york state licensed professional engineer p e or registered architect r a.

New york city is a city of renters. List of some examples of projects that require permits for apartment renovations in nyc. Adding rooms or re configuring rooms. Construction permit applications for renovations there are four types of construction permit applications new building nb and alterations alt type 1 2 and 3.