Advisory Opinion 87-2
New York State
Division of Housing and Community Renewal
Office of Rent Administration
New York City Rent Stabilization Code
Advisory Opinion 87-2 (June 1, 1987)
This Advisory Opinion is Issued Pursuant to
Sections 2520.7 and 2527.11
of the Rent Stabilization Code.
Advisory Opinion 87-1 postponed to June 1, 1987 the imposition of the penalties provided by Section
2522.5(c)(2) of the Rent Stabilization Code for failure to furnish a copy of the English language version of the
Notice of Rights and Duties of Hotel Owners and Tenants.
The DHCR has promulgated the Notice and will be making copies available to hotel owners at the District
Rent Offices during the month of June. Therefore, the DHCR has determined that it would be inequitable to
enforce the penalty provisions of Section 2522.5(c)(2) at this time because hotel owners may not have had
adequate opportunity to obtain the Notice. The imposition of such penalties for failure to furnish such English
language version of the Notice is further postponed to July 1, 1987.
Manuel Mirabal
Deputy Commissioner
for Rent Administration
Notice of Rights and Duties of Hotel Owners and Tenants
Summary
The following summarizes this Hotel Rights Notice. For further information, please refer to the full text
of the Notice which follows this summary.
1. You may only be protected by Rent Stabilization if you become a “Permanent Tenant”
A permanent tenant is an individual who requests a lease for at least six months, or who continuously
resides in the same building for at least six months, and a family member residing with such individual.
2. You have the right, upon registration, to immediately request a lease to become a permanent tenant