§ 3-17 Housing Company Responsibilities to Tenant / Cooperators.
RCNY § 3-17
(a)Tenants Association.
(1)All rental housing companies shall recognize a duly constituted Tenants Association that will be representative of the tenant body as a whole.
(2)A Tenants Association shall be duly constituted when a petition is signed by tenants representing no less than forty (40%) percent of the dwelling units. A group seeking recognition on the basis of such petition must submit the original petition to HPD and a copy to the housing company, and must arrange for the posting of a notice in each building of the development advising the other tenants of their intention to seek recognition. If HPD determines that the proposed group has been duly constituted, it will advise the housing company in writing of its decision to recognize the group. In the event other tenants representing no less than forty (40%) percent of the dwelling units in the development seek recognition of an alternative group, the housing company shall provide for an election to determine which shall be the duly constituted Tenants Association. In such an election each dwelling unit in the development shall be accorded one vote.
(3)Upon recognition of a Tenants Association, an election of officers must be held and the names of the officers of said association shall be furnished to HPD.
(4)HPD reserves the right to review and approve the by-laws and constitution of a Tenants Association.
(5)Members or officers of the Tenants Association must occupy a dwelling unit at the rental housing company development represented by such Tenants Association as his or her primary place of residence.
(b)Availability of housing company records.
(c)Consultation. The housing company or its duly authorized representative shall meet on a regular basis with representatives of a Tenants Association to discuss matters relating to the development. Such meeting shall take place at the development at a time mutually convenient to the Tenants Association and the housing company, and shall be held on a monthly basis unless the Tenants Association chooses to meet on a less frequent basis.
(d)Availability of community space.
(e)Bedbug Disclosure Notification. In accordance with Administrative Code § 27-2018.1, all rental and mutual housing companies must provide notice to each tenant / cooperator signing a vacancy lease or occupancy agreement of the project's previous year's bedbug infestation history. Such notice must be in a form approved by the Department. (Amended City Record 6/20/2023, eff. 7/20/2023)
