increases, please see DHCR result in no MCI increase being approved for this
Operational Bulletin 2024-2 and Fact Sheet #26. apartment during the term of the vacancy lease.
An owner who charges such increases without this
Based on the Rent Code Amendments of 2014, notification will be subject to overcharge penalties.
vacancy lease rent increases cannot be collected A satisfactory MCI notification clause in a vacancy
if a DHCR Order reducing rent for decreased lease is one which provides, “An application for
services is in effect. a major capital improvement rent increase has
Effective August 30, 2010, in New York City, been filed under Docket No.________________
pursuant to NYC Housing Maintenance Code with DHCR based upon the following work:
Section 27-2018.1 an owner shall furnish to ___________________________. Should DHCR
each tenant signing a vacancy lease a notice issue an order granting the rent increase, the
promulgated by DHCR that sets forth the rent provided for in this lease will be increased
property’s bedbug infestation history for the accordingly.”
previous year. DHCR has promulgated a notice
- “Notice To Tenant Disclosure Of Bedbug
Infestation History” (DBB-N). For vacancy