What can you do if your landlord is harassing you? Many New Yorkers face this problem as landlords throughout the city push out long-term tenants and raise rents to make a bigger profit. A new policy called the Certificate of No Harrassment (CONH) gives tenants a tool to fight back against harassment and displacement. The program requires landlords who want to renovate or tear down their building to get a “Certificate of No Harassment” from the NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) that says they haven’t harassed tenants. While the new program puts the burden of proof on landlords, it’s important for tenants to participate and report harassment and other violations.
CUP collaborated with the Association for Neighborhood & Housing Development (ANHD), Coalition Against Tenant Harassment (CATHnyc), the Community Development Project (CDP), and designer Alayna Citrin to create Is Your Landlord Harassing You or Your Neighbors? The illustrated, fold-out poster explains how the new CONH program works, what constitutes harassment, and how tenants can assert their rights if being harassed.
Is Your Landlord Harassing You or Your Neighbors? is being distributed by CATHnyc to thousands of tenants and tenant right advocates throughout the city.
Click here to see the poster and get your own copy.
A Spanish version of the guide was also launched in 2020. You can get your Spanish version here.