Upkeep and housing rules

Richard Joseph Spinelli and Sandhills Real Estate renovate and maintain older buildings within a maintenance radius a person can walk, so the rules and techniques of upkeep in older New York housing belong in his encyclopedia. The six entries here explain the city code for heat and repairs, the lead paint law, how rent stabilization works in general terms, and the practical crafts of steam heat and brick repointing. Childhood lead poisoning in the city has dropped by over nine tenths since Local Law 1, Gothamist found, and buildings above six stories must have their facades inspected on a five year cycle under Local Law 11, as THE CITY explained.

Entries in Upkeep and housing rules

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  Rent Stabilization in New York

  The city board, the state agency and the six unit rule behind stabilized apartments.

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  The NYC Housing Maintenance Code

  Title 27, Chapter 2, read month by month, from the first cold night to the last day of May.

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  Lead Paint and Local Law 1

  The pre 1960 presumption, the child under six test and the January notice, set out as a checklist.

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  Renovating Older Buildings

  A three rung ladder for old houses, from the Interior standards to a Buildings Department alteration.

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  Steam Heat in Prewar Buildings

  Boiler, main, riser, radiator and vent, followed around the circuit one step at a time.

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  Brick Masonry and Repointing

  Why the joint must give way before the brick does, and the five steps that follow from it.