Proceedings before the hearings unit
Compiled text through Sep 15, 2021
Register checked through Jul 29, 2026
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- Compiling agency
- Executive Department
- Text status
- Source receipt
- Compiled text through
- Sep 15, 2021
- Register checked through
- July 29, 2026/Vol. XLVIII, Issue 30 (2026-07-29)
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- Jun 6, 2026
After a proceeding has been referred for hearing to the hearings unit, a review of the file shall be made to insure that the proceeding was properly instituted and affected parties have received proper notice, with an opportunity to answer, in accordance with the rules governing proceedings before the Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR) as enunciated in the State Rent and Eviction Regulations, the City Rent and Eviction Regulations, and the Tenant Protection Regulations.
The DHCR or the parties shall have the right reasonably and fairly to amend the complaint, application or answer.
The authority of the DHCR to amend any aspect of the proceeding may be exercised by the commissioner, counsel, or a deputy counsel, or the chief or deputy chief of the Enforcement/Compliance Bureau, who may add new parties, particulars or charges in their discretion or at the direction of the administrative law judge.
Any amendment to a proceeding shall be served upon all parties unless made upon the record at a public administrative hearing.
When a complaint is amended after an answer has been filed but before the hearing, each respondent may file an amended answer with the DHCR at least two business days prior to the hearing. If the amendment of the complaint is made during the two-business-day period prior to the scheduled hearing, or at the hearing, the hearing may be adjourned for at least two business days.