The Law Firm
Is your DHCR registration protecting you?
Evan Krumholz is a New York City attorney with over 10 years of experience helping small landlords identify and correct DHCR rent registration errors before they become costly legal problems.
29K+
DHCR overcharge complaints filed in 2024
+68%
Increase in complaints since 2019
10+
Years of NYC real estate experience
7
Years of DHCR history audited per building
The Problem
Most small landlords don't know they're exposed.
In today's regulatory climate, an opportunistic tenant can find gaps in a rent-stabilized registration to stop paying rent — or sue for overcharges the owner never knew existed.
NYC's DHCR database is public. Tenants and their attorneys are actively searching it for gaps, misfilings, and overcharge opportunities. If a registration history has errors — even unintentional ones — the exposure runs back years, and the burden of proof sits with the owner. The best offense is a good defense.
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What I Do
The diligence most buyers skip.
Multifamily in New York gets priced off a rent roll nobody has tested. The exposure isn't in the title chain — it's in the rent history. We read the whole file before you sign.
Compliance & Defense
- AuditFull 7-year DHCR registration review
- DHCRRent history reconstruction and registration defects
- ExposureOvercharge and treble-damages risk, quantified
- RentsPreferential vs. legal rent analysis
- L&TLandlord-tenant guidance and lease review
Transactions
- DiligenceBuyer-side review of multifamily acquisitions
- Rent rollLegal vs. preferential vs. collected, reconciled
- LeasesMissing-lease and gap analysis
- J-51J-51 and 421-a stabilization consequences
- SROSRO conversions and certificate-of-occupancy issues
How It Works
Simple. Clear. Actionable.
A straightforward three-step process that gives you a complete picture of your exposure and a clear plan to fix it.
1
Free Consultation
We start with a no-obligation conversation about your building, your situation, and where the risk actually sits.
2
Records Pull & Audit
We pull your complete 7-year DHCR registration history and compare it line by line against your leases and rent rolls.
3
Written Report
You receive a clear written report of every issue found, what it means legally, and the exact steps to correct it.
- Education
- New York Law School, J.D.
- Location
- New York City
- Experience
- 10+ Years
- Featured In
- The Real Deal
About Evan Krumholz
NYC attorney. Property owner. Landlord advocate.
Evan Krumholz is a New York City attorney and real estate professional with over 10 years of experience in property management and landlord-tenant law. A graduate of New York Law School, Evan has helped small landlords across NYC identify and correct DHCR rent registration errors before they became costly legal problems.
He owns and operates rent-stabilized multifamily property in New York himself. That's the difference: the advice comes from someone who has filed the registration, cut the renewal lease, argued the violation, and chased the arrears — not from a distance.
Evan's work has been featured in The Real Deal. He is based in New York City and available for free consultations.
Contact
Is your building protected?
Find out exactly where your DHCR registration stands — before a tenant does.