Resources

This document defines housing discrimination against renters in NY and the tenants’ rights when they are subjected to such discrimination.

This document describes what landlord must disclose to a tenant in New York under the lead disclosure rules and consequences of not doing so.

This document describes the requirements for a notice when tenant wants to move from an apartment with no formal lease.

This document describes what can be done when the landlord refuses to make repairs to a tenant’s apartment.

This document describes Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) program, contracts and abatement (refusal to pay).

This document describes eviction process, including warrants of eviction, 14-day notice, and tenants’ rights regarding their possessions in an eviction proceeding.

This document describes tenants’ rights in New York when their apartment conditions are bad or uninhabitable, including if a tenant can withhold rent.

This document explains what a warranty of habitability is and how tenants who experience conditions in their home that threaten their health and safety may use it as a defense in an eviction proceeding or how they can bring their own action to have a warranty of habitability hearing.

This document explains when a landlord can deduct from a security deposit and what a tenant can do if they disagree.

This document explains a tenant’s rights when they have frozen pipes, furnace issues or are in need of other cold weather-related repairs. It also provides a list of phone numbers for local agency resources.