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Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) Requests

Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Law (FOIL), members of the public may request access to records maintained by governmental agencies. Such requests must be in writing, and may be sent by regular mail or e-mail, or may be dropped off at any of DHCR's offices. For more information regarding FOIL requests, please click on the following link to the website of the Committee on Open Government: http://www.dos.state.ny.us/coog/coogwww.html.

If you wish to request documents maintained by the Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR) which concern rent control or rent stabilization, please follow the instructions found at Guidelines for Requests for Records by Email.

To request documents maintained by DHCR which are unrelated to rent control or rent stabilization, you may either:

  1. mail your request to:

    FOIL Officer, Office of Legal Affairs
    25 Beaver Street
    New York, NY 10004

    OR

  2. e-mail your request to: FOIL@nyshcr.org

To request documents maintained by the Housing Trust Fund Corporation (HTFC) (refer to http://www.nyshcr.org/HTFC/ for a list of programs administered by HTFC), you may either:

  1. mail your request to:

    Office of Legal Affairs
    38-40 State Street
    Albany, NY 12207

    OR

  2. e-mail your request to: FOIL_HTFC@nyshcr.org

Upon request, arrangements may be made to inspect and copy records at the DHCR office where they are maintained during normal business hours, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Last updated on 07/30/08