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- ↑ "Article 7-C of the New York Multiple Dwelling Law" (PDF). www.nyc.gov. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
- ↑ Limits, the City (January 27, 2012). "Apartment - Section 8 (Housing)". Scribd. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
- ↑ "Loft Board". www.nyc.gov.
- ↑ "Loft Law Survives". www.tenant.net.
