Treble Damages (Rent Overcharge)
HCR guidance states that a willful rent overcharge finding may result in treble damages. AG guidance similarly describes triple-penalty exposure and places the burden on landlords to show overcharges were not willful in many cases.
- Where it applies
- NYS / NYC
- When it comes up
- Enforcement; litigation/administrative outcomes
- Property types
- Rent regulated residential
Read more in the Knowledge Base
- Legal Regulated Rent and Overcharge Risk - Current HCR FrameworkLandlords
- Responding to DHCR Complaints and OrdersLandlords
- Nonpayment Proceedings - RPAPL Article 7 and Housing Court MechanicsLandlords
- Operating a Small Multifamily PropertyBuyers
- SCRIE and DRIE - Senior and Disability Rent Increase Exemption ProgramsLandlords
Rent Regulation (NYS/NYC)
- CityFHEPS
- DRIE (Disability Rent Increase Exemption)
- FARE Act (Fairness in Apartment Rental Expenses Act)
- Individual Apartment Improvement (IAI) Increase
- Legal Regulated Rent
- Major Capital Improvement (MCI) Increase
- New York City Rent Guidelines Board (RGB)
- New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR/HCR)
- Preferential Rent
- Renewal Lease Notice Window (90-150 Days)
General information, not legal, tax or financial advice.