If you live in a rent stabilized unit, you are entitled to additional protections and rights, so it is important to know your status.
Rent controlis another form of rent regulation which also limits the rent an owner may charge for an apartment and restricts the right of any owner to evict tenants.
The vast majority of rent regulated units in NYC are rent stabilized, rather than rent controlled.
Here are some things to look out for to figure out if your home is rent stabilized:
To determine if your home is rent stabilized, or to prove that it is, you can check your lease or order your rent history.
If your lease is unclear or you don’t have one, order your rent history from the NYS Division of Housing and Community Renewal (HCR):
Note:You can only request a rent history for your address and your rent history will only be mailed to you directly.
Rent history documents can be difficult to understand, so we recommend that once you receive it, you contact the Tenant Support Unit by calling 311 and asking for the “Tenant Helpline. ” We can help determine your stabilization status and check if you are being overcharged in rent.
There is alegal limit to how much you can be charged in rent.
Your rent can only be increased by a percentage that is decided on each year by theRent Guidelines Board.
If you believe you are being overcharged in rent, make arent overcharge complaintwith the NYS Department of Homes and Community Renewal.
In the Spring of 2024, the Rent Guidelines Board decided on rent changes that apply to rent stabilized leases starting on or after October 1, 2024, through September 30, 2025.
Under the current guidelines, rent stabilized apartment leases can include rent increases of up to the following percentages:. 🔗 Read Full Article
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