Title 9 Part 2523

Notice of initial legal regulated rent

Every owner of housing accommodations previously subject to the City Rent Law and thereafter rented to a

tenant on or after April 1, 1984, shall within 90 days after the commencement of the first tenancy subject to

the RSL, give notice in writing by certified mail to the tenant of each such housing accommodation on a form

prescribed by the DHCR for that purpose, reciting the initial legal regulated rent for the housing

accommodation and the tenant's right to file an application for adjustment of the initial legal regulated rent

within 90 days of the certified mailing to the tenant of the notice pursuant to section 2522.3 of this Title.

Compliance with section 2528.2 of this Title shall also be

considered compliance with this section.

Every owner of housing accommodations subject to this Code shall annually file with the DHCR, on a form which the DHCR shall prescribe for that purpose, a written certification that he or she is maintaining and will continue to maintain all services as required by section 2520.6(r) of this Title, or required to be furnished by any law, or regulation applicable to the housing accommodation. Compliance with section 2528.3 of this Title, shall also be in compliance with this section.

No owner shall be entitled to collect a rent adjustment pursuant to a rent guidelines board order as authorized under section 2522.5 of this Title, until the owner has filed a proper certification as required by section 2523.2 of this Part, nor shall any owner be entitled to a rent restoration based upon a restoration of services unless such restoration of services has been determined by the DHCR in a proceeding commenced by an owner's application to restore rent or a proceeding commenced pursuant to section 2526.2 of this Title, or in another proceeding pursuant to this Code. Such restoration shall take effect, where restoration of services has been determined in a proceeding commenced by an owner's application for rent restoration, in accordance with section 2522.2 of this Title and, where restoration of services has been determined by the DHCR in a proceeding commenced pursuant to section 2526.2 of this Title, or in another proceeding pursuant to this Code, on the date specified in the order of the DHCR issued in such proceeding.

Notice of change of ownership or address

a form prescribed by the DHCR. Such form shall be signed by the new owner, listing the address of the

building or complex, the name, address and telephone number of the new owner, and the date of the

transfer of ownership. In addition to any other address, the owner shall provide an actual, physical street

address from which it conducts business and where the owner or an agent is authorized to accept service

of documents, subpoenas or requests.

if there is no managing agent, the owner of a building or group of buildings or development shall give

written notice to the DHCR and to all tenants of the new address.

proceeding where the owner has appeared, at such address given in the proceeding.