{"id":92530,"date":"2026-01-07T17:07:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T17:07:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/92530\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T17:07:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T17:07:12","slug":"find-out-if-an-nyc-apartment-is-rent-stabilized-with-online-tool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/92530\/","title":{"rendered":"Find out if an NYC apartment is rent stabilized with online tool"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) \u2014 The Rent Transparency Act<\/a>, which took effect in January, is intended to make it easier for prospective renters to know when a building has rent stabilized apartments, but how can you find out whether a specific unit is stabilized?<\/p>\n

Apartment hunters can find a database of rent stabilized buildings on the New York City Rent Guidelines Board website<\/a> however, only existing tenants can find out if their unit is stabilized.<\/p>\n

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To determine if an apartment is rent stabilized and to get its rent history, tenants can complete an online form<\/a> provided by the New York State Homes and Community Renewal agency. Tenants will get a mailed response in about 20 business days afterwards.<\/p>\n

According to the website for the New York City Mayor\u2019s Public Engagement Unit, renters may be in a stabilized apartment if:<\/p>\n

their rent amount may not be a round number<\/p>\n

the rent can only be increased by a percentage that is decided on each year by the Rent Guidelines Board such as 3% for 1-year leases and 4.5% for 2-year leases<\/p>\n

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The 2026 Rent Transparency Act helps tenants and prospective renters know if a building is rent-stabilized by requiring landlords to post signs in common areas, such as the building\u2019s lobby, and provide guidance on how renters can find information about them.<\/p>\n

The bill\u2019s sponsor, Councilmember Sandy Nurse, has said that having the information accessible in the common area of a building will help empower tenants and prevent landlords from illegally raising rents.<\/p>\n

Dominique Jack is a digital content producer from Brooklyn with more than five years of experience covering news. She joined PIX11 in 2024. More of her work can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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