- 1982 Loft Law
Article 7-C of the New York Multiple Dwelling Law, commonly known as the 1982 Loft Law, was designed to protect the residential
tenant s of certain former commercial buildings inNew York City from substandard conditions, eviction, and unfair rent increases. [http://www.nyc.gov/html/loft/downloads/pdf/loft_law.pdf Article 7-C of the New York Multiple Dwelling Law] The law affected buildings it defined as Interim Multiple Dwellings (IMDs), commercial or manufacturingloft buildings that had at least three units occupied by residents during the period ofApril 1 ,1980 throughDecember 1 ,1981 . [ [http://www.nyc.gov/html/loft/html/home/home.shtml New York City Loft Board ] ] It required landlords to bring converted residences up to code, and prevented them from charging tenants for improvements until the issuance of aCertificate of Occupancy . [ [http://www.tenant.net/Tengroup/Metcounc/Oct99/loft.html Loft Law Survives ] ]The 1982 Loft Law should not be confused with rent control legislation, which limits the ability of landlords to increase the rent of certain long-term tenants.
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Rent control in New York References
External Links
* [http://www.lmlt.org Lower Manhattan Loft Tentants] , an advocacy group
* [http://www.nyc.gov/html/loft/html/home/home.shtml New York City Loft Board]
* [http://www.tenant.net/nyc.html tenant.net homepage] , an exhaustive resource for NYC housing law and tenants rights
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