Rent Board Approves Larger Hike For Stabilized Units As Costs Squeeze Landlords, Tenants Owners of rent-stabilized properties in New York City will be allowed to increase rents by as much as 5.25% this year following a heated final vote by the Rent Guidelines Board on Monday night.
Dozens of tenant advocates lined up outside Hunter College on the Upper East Side prior to the vote, chanting for rent rollbacks. But unlike previous years, tenants remained outside protesting as the board filed onto the stage indoors to begin the vote, objecting to the process itself.Inside a comparatively quiet… Read the full story here. |