KATHY HOCHUL RUTHANNE VISNAUSKAS
Governor Commissioner/CEO
THIRTY SIXTH (36th) ANNUAL UPDATE OF SECTION B OF SUPPLEMENT
NO. 1 TO OPERATIONAL BULLETIN 84-4:
B. Permissible Charges for the Use and/or Initial Installation of an Air Conditioner for
Both Rent Controlled and Rent Stabilized Housing Accommodations in New York
City.
This Annual Update reflects the amendments enacted by the Rent Regulation Reform Act of
1993, and is issued pursuant to Section 2527.11 of the Rent Stabilization Code, and Section 2209.8 of
the New York City Rent and Eviction Regulations.
ELECTRICAL INCLUSION BUILDINGS
An owner may charge a tenant $325.96* per annum per air conditioner ($27.16 per month) for
the use of air conditioners in rent stabilized and rent controlled accommodations which were initially
installed between October 1, 2021 and September 30, 2022 if electricity costs are included in the rent.
For RENT STABILIZED APARTMENTS, this electrical inclusion charge shall take effect
on October 1, 2021 and will thereafter be annually adjusted upward or downward depending upon
whether the "Price Index of Operating Costs for Rent Stabilized Apartment Houses in New York City",
prepared by the New York City Rent Guidelines Board (or such research company as the Rent
Guidelines Board may choose), shows an increase or decrease in the cost of electricity for electrical
inclusion buildings.
For air conditioners in rent stabilized accommodations in electrical inclusion buildings
previously installed between October 1, 1985 and September 30, 2021, the allowable charge per
annum is hereby increased to $325.96 per air conditioner ($27.16 per month), effective October 1,
2021.
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