N.Y. Emergency Housing Rent Control Law 274/46 337/61 § 10: Prohibitions

§ 10. Prohibitions. 1. It shall be unlawful, regardless of any

contract, lease or other obligation heretofore or hereafter entered

into, for any person to demand or receive any rent for any housing

accommodations in excess of the maximum rent or otherwise to do or omit

to do any act, in violation of any regulation, order or requirement

hereunder, or to offer, solicit, attempt or agree to do any of the

foregoing.

2. It shall be unlawful for any person to remove or attempt to remove

from any housing accommodations the tenant or occupant thereof or to

refuse to renew the lease or agreement for the use of such

accommodations, because such tenant or occupant has taken, or proposes

to take, action authorized or required by this act or any regulation,

order or requirement thereunder.

3. It shall be unlawful for any officer or employee of the commission,

or for any official adviser or consultant to the commission, to

disclose, otherwise than in the course of official duty, any information

obtained under this act, or to use any such information for personal

benefit.

4. Nothing in this act shall be construed to require any person to

offer any housing accommodations for rent, but housing accommodations

already on the rental market may be withdrawn only after prior written

approval of the state rent commission, if such withdrawal requires that

a tenant be evicted from such accommodations.

5. It shall be unlawful for any landlord or any person acting on his

behalf, with intent to cause the tenant to vacate, to engage in any

course of conduct (including, but not limited to, interruption or

discontinuance of essential services) which interferes with or disturbs

or is intended to interfere with or disturb the comfort, repose, peace

or quiet of the tenant in his use or occupancy of the housing

accommodations.