Showing ordinances that apply to Dover Plains, NY
Dover Plains is an unincorporated community (population 1,322) in Dutchess County, New York. Because Dover Plains is not an incorporated city, it does not have its own municipal code. Instead, Dutchess County ordinances apply directly to properties here. The rent control rules below are the ones that govern your area.
NY Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019 (HSTPA) expanded tenant protections statewide. Dutchess County has not opted into ETPA (Emergency Tenant Protection Act) rent stabilization, but HSTPA statewide provisions apply including security deposit limits (1 month) and just-cause eviction rules in buildings with 6+ units.
HSTPA 2019 caps security deposits at 1 month rent, requires 14-day late notices, limits application fees to 20, and extends notice periods for rent increases over 5 percent. Rent stabilization not active in Dutchess but could be opted in by local governments. NY RPAPL Article 7 governs evictions countywide.
Security deposit violations: tenant may recover deposit plus damages. Illegal fees: 20 cap enforceable. Improper notice: eviction case dismissal.
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