NYC’s Rent-Stabilized Apartment Prices to Rise at Least 3%
- The New York City Rent Guidelines Board voted 5-4 to raise rents by 3% for one-year leases and 4.5% for two-year leases, despite objections from tenants and lawmakers.
- Mayor Eric Adams requested the board adopt the lowest increases but expressed disappointment with the higher rates approved.
- Legal Aid warned that the rent increase will have catastrophic consequences for thousands of individuals and families facing an affordability crisis.
- Tenant advocates criticized the decision, stating that it would worsen the affordability crisis and lead to increased homelessness and evictions among low-income New Yorkers.
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NYC’s Rent Guidelines Board approves hike for rent-stabilized apartments by up to 4.5%
New York City's Rent Guidelines Board approved a hike for nearly 1 million rent-stabilized apartments by up to 4.5% set to go into effect on or after Oct. 1 in spite of public disapproval and calls for a rent freeze.
Rent Board Approves New Increases for NYC’s Stabilized Apartments
NEW YORK – The Rent Guidelines Board on Monday night approved new rent increases for New York City’s nearly two million rent-stabilized tenants — marking the fifth year in a row of rising costs. Join our WhatsApp group Subscribe to our Daily Roundup Email In a 5-4 vote following heated debate and protests, the board […]
N.Y.C. Rent Board Approves 3% Increase, Rejecting Calls for Freeze
The Rent Guidelines Board approved at least 3 percent increases for New York City’s one million rent-stabilized apartments, rejecting the call for a rent freeze that helped Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani surge to the lead in the Democratic mayoral primary last week. Mayor Eric Adams, who appointed the members of the board, has supported rent increases for rent-stabilized apartments every year since he took office. Mr. Mamdani, likely to be the Democ…
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