Building. "Building" shall mean any City-owned multiple dwelling, other than a single room occupancy dwelling, which is occupied by Tenants.
City. "City" shall mean the City of New York.
Disposition. "Disposition" shall mean the sale of a Building to an HDFC.
Disposition Rent Increase. "Disposition Rent Increase" shall mean the last rent set by HPD prior to Disposition.
HDFC. "HDFC" shall mean a housing development fund company formed pursuant to Article XI of the Private Housing Finance Law in order to purchase a Building pursuant to these Rules.
HPD. "HPD" shall mean the Department of Housing Preservation and Development of the City.
Intake Rent Increase. "Intake Rent Increase" shall mean the initial rent set by HPD upon Selection of a Building.
Interim Payment Agreement. "Interim Payment Agreement" shall mean an agreement entered into between HPD, the Tenant Association and/or HDFC, and a Tenant eligible for rental assistance to temporarily accept less than the full rent from the Tenant prior to the provision of rental assistance.
Interim Rent Increase. "Interim Rent Increase" shall mean any rent, other than an Intake Rent Increase or a Disposition Rent Increase, set by HPD from time to time after Selection and before Disposition of a Building.
Laws. "Laws" shall mean any and all applicable laws, orders, rules and regulations.
Occupied Units. "Occupied Units" shall mean any lawfully occupied dwelling units leased and occupied by a Tenant in a Building.
Program. "Program" shall mean the Tenant Interim Lease Program.
Rehabilitation. "Rehabilitation" shall mean the installation, replacement, or repair of one or more systems or the correction of inadequate, unsafe, or unsanitary conditions in a Building.
Selection. "Selection" shall mean notification to a Tenant Association, pursuant to 28 RCNY § 34-03(c), that HPD has approved a Building for the Program.
Rules. "Rules" shall mean the Rules set forth in this chapter.
Tenant. "Tenant" shall mean a residential tenant of record occupying a dwelling unit in a Building pursuant to a lease with the City or with a Tenant Association that has entered into a Tenant Interim Lease. Other residential occupants, such as squatters and licensees, are not Tenants. Non-residential tenants or occupants, such as those who occupy space in a Building for retail, commercial, manufacturing, or community facility purposes, are not Tenants.
Tenant Association. "Tenant Association" shall mean an unincorporated association with elected officers that has been formed by and continues to include as members the Tenants of at least sixty percent (60%) of the Occupied Units in a Building. If there is more than one such unincorporated association, "Tenant Association" shall mean the one from which HPD accepts an application for the Program and, if applicable, the one with which HPD executes a Tenant Interim Lease.
Tenant Interim Lease. "Tenant Interim Lease" shall mean the written month-to-month net lease of an entire Building executed by the City, as lessor, and by the Tenant Association, as lessee, following Selection of a Building.
(a) Coverage. These Rules will govern the procedures for: selecting Buildings for the Program, leasing Buildings to the Tenant Associations, determining and establishing rent, providing notice to Tenants and terminating buildings from the Program. Buildings in the Program will be subject to these Rules, 28 RCNY Chapter 21, and 28 RCNY Chapter 24. Notwithstanding any provision of 28 RCNY Chapter 14 to the contrary, Buildings in the Program will not be subject to 28 RCNY Chapter 14.
(b) Program Description. Under the Program, Buildings are net leased to Tenant Associations and subsequently sold to HDFCs that will thereafter be solely responsible for the operation of such Buildings.
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