New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR)
The DHCR is a state agency empowered to administer and enforce the Rent Stabilization Law and the Rent
Control Law. Tenants should contact the DHCR Public Information Offices listed below:
Gertz Plaza Bronx
92-31 Union Hall Street One Fordham Plaza
Jamaica, NY 11433 / (718) 739-6400 Bronx, NY 10458 / (212)519-5681
Lower Manhattan Brooklyn
(South Side of 110th Street 91 Lawrence Street / 2nd Floor
and below) Brooklyn, NY 11201 / (718) 643-7570
2 Lafayette Street / 12th Floor
New York, NY 10007 / (212) 566-7970 Staten Island
350 St. Mark’s Place / Ground Floor
Upper Manhattan Staten Island, NY 10301/ (718) 816-0277
(North side of 110th Street
and above)
215 West 125th Street / 5th Floor
New York, NY 10027 / (212) 678-2201
Attorney General of the State of New York
120 Broadway, New York, NY 10271
Consumer Frauds and Protection Bureau / (212) 341-2345
Investigates and enjoins illegal or fraudulent business practices, including the overcharging of rent and
mishandling of rent security deposits by owners.
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Real Estate Financing Bureau / (212) 341-2121
Administers and enforces the laws governing cooperative and condominium conversions. Investigates
complaints from tenants in buildings undergoing cooperative or condominium conversion concerning allegations
of improper disclosure, harassment and misleading information.
New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD)