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Rent regulation in New York is a means of limiting the amount of rent charged on dwellings. Rent control and rent stabilization are two programs used in parts of New York state (and other jurisdictions). In addition to controlling rent, the system also prescribes rights and obligations for tenants and landlords. [1]
The New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR) is an agency of the New York state government [1] responsible for administering housing and community development programs to promote affordable housing, community revitalization, and economic growth. Its primary functions include supervising rent regulations through the State ...
New York City's modern rent stabilization system, enacted in 1969, was designed to address a shortage of affordable housing by capping rent increases and curbing the authority of property owners ...
On June 11, 2019, State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie announced that they had reached a "landmark agreement" on new rent laws. [6] Both houses of the New York state legislature passed the HSTPA on June 14, 2019, and Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the HSTPA into law later that day. [1]
Whether it’s New York City’s failed rent control laws, Nixon’s 1970s price ceilings, or Venezuela’s economic collapse, the results are always the same: fewer goods, higher prices, and ...
Rent control in New York, San Francisco and other cities reduced investment in rental properties, led to fewer units being available at all price levels and drove more Americans into homelessness ...
William A. Moses, the founder of the Community Housing Improvement Program, a trade association that represents the owners of over 4,000 apartment buildings in New York City, said in 1983 that rent control was "the principal reason for neighborhood deterioration" and that at least 300,000 apartment units would have been built in New York City ...
In a 5-to-4 vote, New York City's Rent Guidelines Board voted to approve rent increases. One-year leases will rise by 2.75%, while two-year leases will rise by 5.25%.