NYC Landlords Sue City Board over Mamdani's Rent Freeze
Landlords say the board’s first-ever two-year freeze was a predetermined outcome that ignores rising costs for owners of about 1 million apartments.
- On Wednesday, a group of landlords sued the New York City Rent Guidelines Board, challenging its June decision to freeze rents on roughly 1 million regulated apartments for two years.
- Mayor Zohran Mamdani appointed six of the board's nine members after former Mayor Eric Adams failed to pack the panel, and the lawsuit claims the freeze satisfied a campaign pledge.
- The lawsuit, filed in Staten Island by attorney Randy Mastro, claims the vote was "arbitrary and capricious" because it relied on flawed data and ignored rising operating costs.
- Seeking to overturn the freeze, the lawsuit demands the board implement a rent increase; spokespeople for the Mamdani administration did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
- While board data shows net operating income for landlords increased by more than 6% overall, the suit argues those figures mask specific declines, including a 0.1% decrease in the Bronx.
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Landlords Sue Over New York City's Rent Freeze
Gothamist reports: A group of New York landlords sued the city’s Rent Guidelines Board Wednesday, claiming its decision last month to freeze rents on 1 million regulated apartments for the next two years was the result of a “sham process with a predetermined outcome.” The lawsuit filed on Staten Island accuses the nine-member panel of delivering the city’s first-ever two-year halt on rent increases to satisfy a campaign pledge made by Mayor Zohr…
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NYC landlords sue city board over Mamdani's rent freeze
(The Center Square) — A group of New York City landlords filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the city's rent control board, claiming its decision to freeze rents was a "sham" because the board was packed with Mayor Zohran Mamdani's appointees.
Landlords sue NYC Rent Guidelines Board to block Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s rent freeze
NEW YORK — A group of landlords is suing the city’s Rent Guidelines Board, claiming the board, which is designed to operate independently, made a “sham” decision to implement a rent freeze. The lawsuit, filed in Staten Island State Court,…
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BK ReaderNYC landlords sue city over rent freeze
New York City landlords have filed a lawsuit challenging a planned rent freeze on apartments in the Big Apple, asserting that the committee that voted for the freeze manipulated data to justify it. Mayor Zohran Mamdani, according to the complaint, relied on the Rent Guidelines Board that voted for the rent freeze after allegedly appointing...
Landlords sue to overturn Mamdani’s NYC rent freeze
Seven landlords sued Wednesday to overturn New York City’s landmark rent freeze, accusing Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration of steering the Rent Guidelines Board toward an outcome he promised during his campaign, according to court filings. Hours after the case was filed, Richmond County Supreme Court Justice Ralph Porzio scheduled a virtual hearing for Sept.…
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