FAQ
1. What is New York City Housing Court? Housing Court is the court designated for the hearing of landlord tenant disputes in the five boroughs of New York City. The Housing Court hears HP proceedings, holdovers, and illegal lockout proceedings, landlord tenant law.
2. What is DHCR? The New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal is the state agency charged with the enforcement of the state’s and city’s rent laws. DHCR is where overcharge complaints, fair market rent appeals, harassment complaints and the determination of a rent regulated tenant’s legal rent are often heard.
3. What is a Holdover Proceeding? A Holdover proceeding is a lawsuit commenced by a landlord against a tenant in which the landlord alleges that the tenant Law has held over beyond the expiration or termination of the tenant’s term of occupancy. Common holdover proceedings are non-primary residence proceedings, illegal sublet proceedings, illegal alternations proceedings, chronic non-payment proceedings and nuisance proceedings.
4. Does LIPSIG PRICE, PLLC do Rent litigation outside of the field of real estate? Absolutely. LIPSIG PRICE, PLLC has a thriving practice in the areas of personal injury, property damage, contract disputes and other general civil litigation Law.
5. What are residential nonpayment and commercial nonpayment proceedings? This is the type of proceeding that a landlord will commence against a tenant when the landlord believes that the tenant has failed to pay his/her/its rent.
6. What is rent stabilization? Rent Stabilization is a government mandated system that requires a landlord to renew a tenant’s lease in perpetuity while mandating rent increases that are less than market rate increases. Tenants are permitted to renew their leases on a yearly or bi-yearly basis so long as there is not a basis under the Rent Stabilization Law, Landlord Tenant Code for the tenant’s removal.
7. What is rent control? Rent Control is a government mandated system that permits a tenant to remain in possession so long as the tenant pays rent increases that are set by the government. Rent Control slightly differs from rent stabilization in several ways. Rent control tenant Law do not receive renewal leases but are permitted to remain in possession so long as there is not a basis under the rent control regulations for their removal.