To help make your property search as efficient as possible, CVR New York is pleased to offer the resources of housingsearch.HCR.ny.gov. This free housing locator service provides tenants an easy-to-use way to find properties that meet their criteria and property owners have an easy way to market to perspective tenants.
Because housingsearch.HCR.ny.gov continuously updates their database of available properties, your listing is stays accurate and up to date. They also provide a fully staffed toll-free bilingual (English/Spanish) call center to assist you throughout the process.
Owners create the property listing by entering specific data which in turn becomes live and visible online to perspective renters immediately after publishing the listing. Renters conduct customized searches based on specific unit criteria and contact the owner directly when something interests them. This specific search criteria can include:
Rental Amount
Property Type
Location
# of Bedrooms & Bathrooms
Pet Friendliness
Special Needs
Other Criteria
What Property Owners Say About Housing Search
Rose A. - Property Owner
There's no better place to list your property than NYHousingSearch.gov. I had so many phone calls; I only wish that I had more properties to fill!
Kimberly W. - Multi-Unit Property Owner
Thank you very much NY Housing Search! I have just listed another 2 properties. I am confident I will receive several phones calls today. I rented 3 other properties within 7 days of posting. This is a great service to prospective tenants. Thank you again for all that you do. I am sold on your service.
Leasing Renewal Process
As you may already know, tenants in rent-stabilized apartments must be offered renewal leases. The lease agreements can be for 1 or 2 years, at the tenant’s choice, and is at a rate set by the local Rent Guidelines Board.
NOTE: Renewal leases must keep the same terms and conditions as the expiring lease unless a change is required to comply with federal or state law regulations.
If an owner wishes not to renew a tenant’s lease, the owner must give the tenant written notice of non-renewal within 120 days and not less than 90 days before the current lease expires.
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When a lease is generated, it must be signed by the owner and the renewal notice dated. Then, the renewal lease must be sent by certified mail to the tenant within 120 days and not less than 90 days before the current lease expires.
(RTP-8 ETPA)
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Once the renewal offer is made, the tenant has 60 days to choose their lease term (either a term of 1 or 2 years), sign the lease, and return it to the owner by certified mail.
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If the tenant decides not to renew their lease within the 60 days, the owner can refuse to renew the lease and proceed with eviction proceedings after the expiration of the current lease.
(All eviction proceedings must be done through the court system.)
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If the tenant signs the Renewal Lease Form and returns it to the owner, it is the owner’s responsibility to return the fully signed and dated copy to the tenant within 30 days.
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A renewal lease should go into effect on or after the date it is signed and returned to the tenant but no earlier than the expiration date of the existing lease.
Rent Increase Requests with CVR New York
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Participating property owners must first fill out a Rent Increase Request Form with supporting documentation explaining the reasons for the request (e.g. lease renewal).
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CVR ensures the unit has passed inspection and is not in abatement and that the rent increase request is within reasonableness of the fair market rents of the area.
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Once approved or denied, CVR sends written correspondence to the property owner stating the decision of the request.
NOTE: Please be advised that unless the lease is signed by both the tenant and owner, we will not grant the rental increase.
Note on Deemed Leases
Effective January 1, 2015, CVR New York no longer accepts deemed leases for Rent Increase Requests for properties covered by the Emergency Tenant Protection Act (ETPA). For properties that fall under ETPA rent regulation, all Rent Increase Requests must include a Rent Increase Request Form attached with the lease renewal signed by both the tenant and the owner for a term of 1 or 2 years. If the lease renewal is not signed by both the tenant and the owner, we will not accept the request for a rent increase until both parties sign the lease renewal. If the tenant does not sign the lease renewal, owners must provide proof that the lease renewal was sent to the tenant via certified mail.
Please be advised these are revised regulations from the New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR), and we must comply with these regulations accordingly. DHCR can be contacted at (914) 948-4434 for more information about lease regulations.