Housing & Shelter
Housing Court Answers
Citywide
Information for tenants, landlords and advocates: housing court procedures, landlord-tenant rules, code violations, referrals to free legal help and back-rent assistance.
NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) - Tenant Rights
What they offer
The website contains information on tenants’ rights and other resources, in multiple languages, including information on Good Cause Eviction. Call for complaints about lack of heat and hot water, or a landlord’s refusal to make emergency repairs in an apartment or building.
Who can get help
See website.
How to start
Call for complaints about lack of heat and hot water, or a landlord’s refusal to make emergency repairs in an apartment or building.
Details change, so call ahead to confirm hours and eligibility.
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