It should be noted that this full range of hotel services may not necessarily be required to be provided in
class B Multiple Dwellings such as rooming houses and some SRO hotels. The hotel services required to be
provided would be those services provided when such buildings first became subject to the RSL in June, 1981.
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Reissued 7/95
Evictions
Generally, except as explained below, so long as a hotel occupant or permanent tenant pays the lawful rent
to which the owner is entitled, such occupant or permanent tenant is entitled to remain in the housing
accommodation. An owner may not harass an occupant or permanent tenant by engaging in an intentional course
of conduct intended to make such occupant or permanent tenant vacate the housing accommodation.
Under the Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law, a hotel occupant residing at the hotel for thirty
days or more even though he has not requested a lease and is not a permanent tenant, may only be evicted
pursuant to an action or proceeding instituted in the Civil Court. If such an action is brought, the “occupant” will
receive notice of the action and of the right to answer and appear in court. Lockouts of such hotel occupants, or
of permanent tenants are strictly illegal.
Permanent tenants may be evicted by court order without DHCR approval, for the following wrongful acts: