Under what circumstances will the Buildings Department revoke a Residential Occupancy Permit?

The Building Department will be able to revoke a Residential Occupancy Permit in cases where there are significant health and safety violations at the property which the property owner willfully fails to address after receiving a notice of violation. If a property owner makes or is making a good faith effort to address the violations or is prevented from making repairs, the Residential Occupancy Permit will not be revoked and if a Residential Occupancy Permit is revoked it may be re-issued after the unit passes a new Residential Occupancy Permit inspection. 

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1. What is the purpose of good cause eviction law?
2. What are the proposed grounds for eviction?
3. Does this legislation disrupt the process by which a landlord secures a judicial warrant of eviction against a tenant?
4. Is this rent control?
5. If this legislation is enacted, will a landlord be able to evict a tenant that is creating a nuisance for other tenants or damaging the property?
6. How is this legislation different from the New York State Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act that was recently enacted in 2019?
7. Will this legislation prevent a landlord from increasing the rent if the landlord has made repairs or improvements to the premises?
8. Will this legislation prevent a landlord from negotiating with their tenant to exit the property?
9. How long with Residential Occupancy Permits last according to the proposed legislation?
10. Will Residential Occupancy Permit fees increase under the proposed legislation?
11. Are residential dwelling units being held to a higher standard under the new Residential Occupancy Permit rules?
12. Under what circumstances will the Buildings Department revoke a Residential Occupancy Permit?
13. What additional obligations does a property owner have under the proposed Residential Occupancy Permit?