Your Lease

Rent control is the older of the two rent regulation systems in place in New York City. Today it covers only those tenants who live in buildings built before February 1, 1947 and who have lived in their apartments since July 1, 1971 (if the building has fewer than three units, since April 1, 1953), or a person who succeded an apartment who was in since then.

What is rent stabilization?

Rent-stabilized: Can I add my spouse to my rent-stabilized lease? Yes. If the apartment is rent-stabilized, you can ask the

What is preferential rent? What is a “legal rent”?  Preferential rent is any rent charged to a rent stabilized tenant that

Does my landlord have to offer me a renewal lease in a market-rate / unregulated apartment? Your landlord is not

What is a “preferential rent”? Many rent stabilized tenants pay a rent that is less than the rent the landlord

What are the current legal rent increases for rent-stabilized apartments? For rent-stabilized leases being renewed between October 1, 2018 and

Why are most tenants not usually allowed to break their leases?  It comes as a surprise to many tenants that, in

Do I have the right to sublet my apartment? In New York City, tenants in privately-owned buildings of four or

How much of a security deposit is my landlord allowed to require? Regulated or unregulated the amount of a security

What apartments are rent-stabilized? Rent-stabilization applies to buildings that are privately-owned were built and occupied prior to 1974 had at

  Which family members are eligible to succeed an apartment? The definition of a traditional family member eligible for succession