rent regulation

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My landlord wants to renovate my rent-stabilized apartment. Can I pay for the upgrade to avoid a rent hike?

… said Dennis Hughes a broker at Corcoran Keep in mind all vendors must be licensed and insured If your landlord …

By Celia Young |May 1, 2024 - 3:30PM

apartment buildings in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City

Ask Sam: How do I succeed a relative in a NYC rent-stabilized apartment?

… … Rules for succession … To succeed a relative in their rentstabilized apartment you have to have lived in the … used to allow landlords to raise the rent on stabilized apartments when a tenant moved out and remove the apartment … Lawyer columns here Sam Himmelstein Esq represents NYC tenants and tenant associations in disputes over …

Sponsored By Himmelstein McConnell Gribben & Joseph LLP |April 26, 2024 - 12:30PM

Affordable Housing

NY raises cap on rent increases at newly renovated rent-stabilized buildings

By Celia Young |April 24, 2024 - 4:00PM

The skyline of Manhattan from Park Slope, Brooklyn.

The Search

I found out my apartment used to be rent stabilized. Here’s how I determined if it was legally deregulated

… my suspicions that my New York City apartment used to be rent stabilized I was shocked when I found out my hunch was … more surprising was how little the previous tenants paid In 1999 a single tenant paid $676 for the entire threebedroom … with two roommates chipping in My apartment hasnt been rent stabilized since 2010 when a previous tenant rented it …

By Celia Young |April 23, 2024 - 11:00AM