Tenant's Rights Guide

REGIONAL OFFICES OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

Albany State Capitol Albany, New York 12224-0341 (518) 474-7330	Poughkeepsie 235 Main Street - 3rd Floor Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 (845) 485-3900
Binghamton 44 Hawley Street - 17th Floor Binghamton, New York 13901 (607) 721-8778	Rochester 144 Exchange Boulevard Rochester, NY 14614 (716) 546-7430
Buffalo Statler Towers 7 Delaware Avenue Buffalo, New York 14202-3473 (716) 853-8400	Suffolk 300 Motor Parkway Hauppauge, NY 11788-5127 (516) 231-2400
Harlem 163 West 125th Street New York, NY 10027-8201 (212) 961-4475	Syracuse 615 Erie Boulevard West - Suite 102 Syracuse, NY 13210-2339 (315) 448-4800
Nassau 200 Old Country Road Mineola, New York 11501-4241 (516) 248-3300	Utica 207 Genesee St. --Rm 504 Utica, NY 13501-2812 (315) 793-2225
New York City 120 Broadway New York, New York 10271 (212) 416-8000	Watertown 317 Washington Street Watertown, NY 13601-3744 (315) 785-2444
Plattsburgh 70 Clinton Street Plattsburgh, NY 12901-2818 (518) 562-3282	Westchester 143 Grand Street White Plains, NY 10601-4823 (914) 422-8755

Attorney General
Consumer Complaint Number:
1-800-771-7755

For the Hearing Impaired:
1-800-788-9898

Visit our Website at:
http://www.oag.state.ny.us

NEW YORK STATE DIVISION OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL

Downtown Office:
Gertz Plaza
92-31 Union Hall Street
Jamaica, new York 11433
(718) 739-6400

Upstate Office:
119 Washington Avenue
Albany, New York 12210
(518) 432-0596

RENT HOTLINE (Rent Stabilization and Rent Control): (718) 739-6400

DISTRICT RENT OFFICES

Bronx One Fordham Plaza-Suite 210 Bronx, New York 10458 (718) 563-5678	Nassau County 50 Clinton Street 6th Floor - Room 605 Hempstead, New York 11550 (516) 481-9494
Brooklyn 55 Hanson Place, 7th Floor Brooklyn, New York 11217 (718) 722-4778	Queens 92-31 Unionhall Street Jamaica, New York 11433 (718) 739-6400
Buffalo Ellicott Square Building 295 Main Street Room 446 Buffalo, New York 14203 (716) 847-3552	Rockland County 94-96 North Main Street Spring Valley, New York 10977 (914) 425-6575
Manhattan Lower 25 Beaver Street - 5th Floor New York, New York 10004 (212) 480-6700 (South side of 110th Street and below)	Staten Island 60 Bay Street - 7th Floor Staten Island, New York 10301 (718) 816-0278
Manhattan Upper State Office Building 163 West 125th Street-5th Floor New York, New York 10027 (212) 961-8930 (North side of 110th Street and below)	Westchester County 55 Church Street, 3rd Floor White Plains, New York 10601 (914) 948-4434

THE ORGANIZATIONS LISTED BELOW MAY ALSO BE USEFUL TO TENANTS:

NEW YORK STATE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

(800) 342-3355 -Service Discontinuance

(800) 342-3377 -Help Line

Albany Office
Agency Building 3
Empire State Plaza
Albany, New York 12223
(518) 474-7080

Buffalo Office
Ellicott Square Building
295 Main Street, Room 998
Buffalo, NY 14203
(716) 847-3400

New York City
1 Penn Plaza, 8th Floor
New York, New York 10119
(212) 290-4362

NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF STATE (real estate brokers, agents)

Division of Licensing Services
270 Broadway
New York, New York 10007
(212) 417-5747

NEW YORK CITY LOFT BOARD

49-51 Chamber Street
Room 1006
New York, New York 10007
(212) 788-7610

NEW YORK STATE DIVISION OF HUMAN RIGHTS

Administrative Offices
55 West 125th Street
New York, New York 10027-4516
(212) 961-8400

NEW YORK CITY COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS

40 Rector Street
New York, New York 10036
(212) 306-7500

TO FIND OUT MORE

These other pamphlets are available by contacting the Attorney General's office:

Housing Guide for Senior Citizens
How to Handle Problems with a Co-op's Board of Directors
How to Handle Problems with a Condominium's Board of Managers
Cooperative and Condominium Conversion Handbook
Manufactured Home Tenant's Rights
Home Improvement Fact Sheet
Look Out for Lead! A Guide for Tenants with Preschool Age Children
Radon: The Invisible Intruder

Additional free copies of "Tenants' Rights Guide" are available from the New York State Attorney General's Office, 120 Broadway, New York, NY 10271 or from any regional office of Attorney General Eliot Spitzer.

This pamphlet was written by: Stephen Mindell, Assistant Attorney General, Director of Consumer Advocacy, and Herbert Israel, Assistant Attorney General, under the supervision of Shirley F. Sarna, Assistant Attorney General In Charge, Bureau of Consumer Frauds and Protection.

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