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What is NYC AC § 11-707?

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This section mandates that landlords and tenants of taxable premises maintain records of rent transactions, leases, and other relevant documents as required by the commissioner of finance. These records must be preserved for three years and made available for inspection. Applies to landlords and tenants of taxable properties.

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§ 11-707 Records to be kept.

AC § 11-707

Every landlord of taxable premises and every tenant of taxable premises shall keep records of rent paid and received by him or her in such form as the commissioner of finance may by regulation require, all leases or agreements which fix the rents or rights of tenants of taxable premises, and such other records, receipts and other papers relevant to the ascertainment of the tax due under this chapter as the commissioner of finance may by regulation require. Such records shall be offered for inspection and examination at any time upon demand by the commissioner of finance. Such records, unless the commissioner of finance consents to a sooner destruction or requires that they be kept for a longer time, shall be preserved for a period of three years except that leases or agreements which fix the rents or rights of a tenant shall be kept for a period of three years after the expiration of the tenancy thereunder.

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