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NYC rent stabilization guides
Plain-English answers to the most common questions about rent-stabilized apartments in New York City — what stabilization is, how to check your unit, and your rights as a tenant.
Is my apartment rent stabilized?
Four free ways to find out if your NYC apartment is rent stabilized — request your DHCR rent history, check the building, read your lease, and look it up on the map.
What is rent stabilization in NYC?Rent stabilization limits how much your rent can rise and gives you the right to renew your lease. Learn what it is, which NYC buildings are covered, and how it protects tenants.
Rent stabilized vs. rent controlledRent control and rent stabilization are not the same thing. Learn how they differ in NYC, which is far more common, and how to tell which one (if any) applies to your apartment.
How to find a rent-stabilized apartmentA practical guide to finding rent-stabilized apartments in New York City: where to look, how to verify a building's status before you sign, and what to watch out for.
Rent-stabilized tenant rightsIf you live in a rent-stabilized apartment you have strong rights: lease renewal, capped increases, succession, and required services. Here's what those rights are and how to protect them.
Rent-stabilized lease renewals & rent increasesHow rent-stabilized lease renewals work in NYC: the 1-year vs 2-year choice, how the Rent Guidelines Board sets increases, renewal timing, and what a landlord can and can't do.
Check a building
Rent stabilization is building-specific — look up any address on the map.
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