Maintenance & Property Care
Bed Bugs in NYC: Landlord Responsibilities
Understand NYC landlord duties for bed bugs, including inspections, extermination, tenant notices, annual DHCR disclosure, records, and HPD enforcement.
Maintenance & Property CareNYC Boiler Inspection Requirements
NYC requires annual boiler inspections filed with DOB. What owners owe, who can inspect, and why Local Law 87 is a different rule entirely.
Maintenance & Property CareBrownstone Property Management in Brooklyn
Brooklyn brownstones fail differently than modern buildings — facades, party walls, flat roofs, landmark rules, and subdivided units with legal-use questions.
Maintenance & Property CareE-Bike & Lithium Battery Rules
What Local Law 39 actually regulates, the six-device threshold for a shared charging room, the FDNY bulletin every residential building must post, and why a blanket ban can backfire.
Maintenance & Property CareNYC Elevator Inspection Requirements
NYC elevators need an annual inspection and CAT1 test, plus a CAT5 every five years. What owners file, the independence rule, and closing out defects.
Maintenance & Property CareEmergency Maintenance: What NYC Landlords Must Fix
Know which rental repairs are emergencies in NYC, including no heat, major leaks, gas odors, electrical hazards, and lockouts, plus proper response steps.
Maintenance & Property CareBackflow Prevention Requirements
A backflow device needs testing every 12 months by a certified tester, signed by a Licensed Master Plumber, filed with DEP within 30 days. Miss it and DEP can shut off the water.
Maintenance & Property CareNYC Composting Rules for Owners
Separating food and yard waste is mandatory citywide, and fines resumed on 1 January 2026. The tiers, the amounts, and what a small Brooklyn building actually has to set up.
Maintenance & Property CareFire Safety Notices & FEP
Close-the-door notices on every stairwell door, an annual bulletin, and a preparedness guide and checklist distributed to residents. What FDNY requires of a multiple dwelling.
Maintenance & Property CareRat Mitigation Zones
In a Rat Mitigation Zone, private property is inspected twice a year. A Commissioner's Order to Abate starts a four-week clock, summonses run $300 to $2,000, and the city can bill you.
Maintenance & Property CareNYC Trash Bin Rules for Buildings
Full enforcement of the official NYC Bin requirement starts 8 September 2026. What buildings of 1-9, 10-30 and 31+ units must do, the set-out times, and the fines.
Maintenance & Property CareWater Tank Inspection Rules
If your building has a rooftop drinking water tank, it needs an annual inspection by a PE or RA and a report filed with DOHMH by 15 January. What the inspection covers.
Maintenance & Property CarePreventive Maintenance Schedule for Brooklyn Rentals
A season-by-season preventive maintenance checklist for Brooklyn rental properties, boilers, roofs, plumbing, and the HPD compliance tasks landlords can't skip.
Maintenance & Property CareSummer Property Prep for NYC Owners
Cooling season, roof and drainage, pests, and water intrusion — what Brooklyn owners should handle before summer, and the rules that still apply in July.
Maintenance & Property CareWinterizing Your NYC Rental Property Checklist
Prepare an NYC rental for winter with a checklist for boilers, heat, pipes, roofs, gutters, windows, snow plans, emergency supplies, and tenant notices.
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