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Rules of the City of New York § 18-01

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Rules of the City of New York § 18-01
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"Rule" or "Rules" means 28 RCNY § 18-01.

"Shelter Services" means temporary shelter relocation services offered or provided to a Relocatee by HPD.

"Site Occupancy Record" means a written file concerning a Relocatee, maintained by a Case Manager, containing all documents and information concerning the Relocatee.

"Standard Apartment" means a dwelling unit approved by HPD that:

(i) Has adequate floor area for the Relocatee and his or her Family pursuant to the Housing Maintenance Code;

(ii) Has no immediately hazardous violations of record in the dwelling unit;

(iii) Has no violations of record in the dwelling unit for vermin, mice, or other pest infestations, unless a letter from a licensed exterminator certifies that the building is under contract to be serviced monthly;

(iv) Does not have any rooms or facilities which can be reached only through a public area, unless the dwelling unit is approved for single room occupancy use or is a room in a dwelling unit;

(v) Has heat and hot water;

(vi) Contains a private kitchen or kitchenette for the exclusive use of the Relocatee and his or her Family, unless the dwelling unit is approved for single room occupancy use or is a room in a dwelling unit;

(vii) Contains private and fully enclosed toilet and bathing facilities for the exclusive use of the Relocatee and his or her Family, unless the dwelling unit is approved for single room occupancy use or is a room in a dwelling unit; and

(viii) Has a window or adequate light and ventilation in each room pursuant to the Housing Maintenance Code.

"Uninhabitable" means, with respect to any dwelling unit, one that is unfit for human habitation, due to substantial structural or other damage that has not been remedied.