[Adopted 1-7-1997 as § 13-10.1 of the 1996 Revised General Ordinances]
Every landlord of a multifamily dwelling, at the time of the
creation of the first tenancy in any multifamily dwelling, shall file
with the office of the Rent Stabilization Board a certificate of registration.
Registration shall be upon forms prescribed and furnished by the Rent
Board Administrator, and shall include the name, address and telephone
number of the owner and the name and address of the lessor, if other
than the owner, and the name, address and telephone number of the
agent responsible for the premises who shall reside in the City and
have full authority to act on the owner's behalf. In the case
of landlords who do not personally reside in the City or in the case
of corporate landlords, they shall also include the name of a corporate
office or principal and the address of their domicile or principal
place of business.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
The person or persons who own, or purport to own, or exercise
control of any building in which there is rented or offered for rent
residential housing space for living and dwelling purposes whether
by lease or otherwise.
Multifamily dwelling shall include any building which contains
two or more rental units. This definition does not include owner-occupied
two-unit dwellings or owner-occupied single-unit dwellings.
Every landlord required to file a certificate of registration
shall file an amended certificate of registration with the office
of the Rent Stabilization Board within 20 days after any change in
the information required to be included thereon.
Every landlord shall, at the time of creation of a new tenancy,
provide each occupant or tenant in his/her building with a copy of
the certificate of registration. If an amended certificate is filed,
the landlord shall provide each occupant or tenant with a copy of
the amended certificate within seven days after filing with the Rent
Board Administrator.