N.Y. Multiple Dwelling Law § 282-a

§ 282-a. Applications for coverage of interim multiple dwellings and\nresidential units. 1. All applications for registration as an interim\nmultiple dwelling or for coverage of residential units under this\narticle shall be filed with the loft board within six months after the\ndate the loft board shall have adopted all rules or regulations\nnecessary in order to implement the provisions of chapter one hundred\nforty-seven of the laws of two thousand ten, provided, however, that\napplications for registration as an interim multiple dwelling or for\ncoverage of residential units under this article may also be filed for a\ntwo-year period starting from the effective date of the chapter of the\nlaws of two thousand fifteen which amended this section. The loft board\nmay subsequently amend such rules and regulations but such amendments\nshall not recommence the time period in which applications may be filed.\n 2. Where any occupant has filed an application for coverage pursuant\nto this article and has received a docket number from the loft board, it\nshall be unlawful for an owner to cause or intend to cause such occupant\nto vacate, surrender or waive any rights in relation to such occupancy,\ndue to repeated interruptions or discontinuances of essential services,\nor an interruption or discontinuance of an essential service for an\nextended duration or of such significance as to substantially impair\nhabitability of such unit, at any time before the loft board has made a\nfinal determination, including appeals, to approve or deny such\napplication. This section shall not grant any rights of continued\noccupancy other than those otherwise granted by law. Any agreement that\nwaives or limits the benefits of this section shall be deemed void as\nagainst public policy. In addition to any other remedies provided in\nthis article for failure to be in compliance, in article eight of this\nchapter, or in the regulations promulgated by the loft board, an\noccupant who has filed an application with the loft board for coverage\nunder this article may commence an action or proceeding in a court of\ncompetent jurisdiction, which notwithstanding any other provision of law\nshall include the housing part of the New York city civil court, to\nenforce the provisions of this section.\n