§ 14-01 General Provisions.
RCNY § 14-01
(a)All notices required by this chapter shall be in English and Spanish.
(b)For the purposes of this chapter, unless the context indicates otherwise, the following definitions apply: DAMP. "DAMP" shall mean to the Division of Alternative Management Programs, or any successor division, of the Department of Housing Preservation and Development. DAMP Lessee. "DAMP Lessee" shall mean a person or entity with whom HPD has entered into a lease for the management of a building under any DAMP Program. DAMP Programs. "DAMP Programs" shall mean the programs administered by DAMP. DAMP Program Director. "DAMP Program Director" shall mean the individual at HPD responsible for the operation of an individual DAMP Program or his or her designee. Room. "Room" shall mean the basic living space of a dwelling unit (i.e. living room, kitchen, dining room, and bedroom). Each bathroom shall be considered as one-half of a room. In studio apartments or apartments in which the kitchen (or kitchenette) and living area occupy the same space, that space shall be considered as two Rooms. Tenant. "Tenant" shall mean a residential tenant of record occupying a dwelling unit pursuant to a lease with the City or with a net lessee which has entered into a net lease with the City for the building in which such dwelling unit is located. Other residential occupants, such as squatters and licensees, are not Tenants. Non-residential tenants or occupants, such as those who occupy space for retail, commercial, manufacturing, or community facility purposes, are not Tenants.
(c)Unless otherwise provided in this title, the provisions of this chapter govern the procedures for setting and increasing rents for Tenants of City-owned buildings participating in DAMP Programs.
(d)No Tenant shall receive more than one rent increase within a twelve-month period unless additional increases in the maximum rental charge-per-Room are requested or approved by no fewer than sixty percent (60%) of the Tenants.
(e)DAMP shall assist eligible Tenants in applying for existing rental assistance programs.
