Property Management
In New York, a 'loft' apartment converted from industrial space in a building subject to the NYC Loft Law has protections that include:
ARent control at levels set in 1974
BInterim lease rights, protection from eviction during the legalization process, and the right to purchase at preferential prices if the building converts to cooperative ownership✓ Correct
CThe same rights as rent-stabilized tenants under DHCR
DNo protections; loft occupants are squatters
Explanation
The NYC Loft Law (MDL Article 7-C) grants 'qualified residential occupants' of Interim Multiple Dwellings (former industrial/commercial spaces converted to residential use) specific rights: the right to remain during the legalization process, interim lease rights, limits on rent increases, and (if the building converts) certain purchase rights. The Loft Board administers these protections.
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