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DHCR Rent Registration Deadlines and Penalties

On June 13, 2024, DHCR issued Operational Bulletin 2024-1 “Rent Registration Filing Deadlines and Penalties for Delinquent Registrations.”, which outlines new deadlines and penalties for delinquent rent registrations. 

The rent registration filing requirements

• Initial Registrations: The owners must file initial registrations within 90 days of an apartment becoming subject to rent stabilization.
• Annual Registrations: The owners are required to register their rent-stabilized apartments annually with DHCR by July 31st of the registration year.
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Notice of Delinquency

• Failure to file required registrations will trigger a notice of delinquency from DHCR, giving owners 21 days to rectify the issue.
• Non-compliance will result in a Commissioner's order imposing fines of $500 per unregistered unit for each month the registration remains outstanding.
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To avoid the penalties

• The owners and/or managing agents must review DHCR rent registrations and immediately file any missing registrations.
• Verify that your property registrations are up-to-date and that DHCR has the correct contact details and mailing address on file.