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Rent stabilization status verification

To: Your landlord (then NYS HCR if refused)

Deadline / timing: No statutory deadline — but request before your renewal window opens

How to file →

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Tell us what happened

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Your full name *

Your email (for receipt)

Your phone

Building address (street + city + ZIP) *

Apartment number *

Landlord or managing agent name *

Landlord / managing agent address *

Date you moved in *

Current monthly rent *

Approximate number of units in the building

If 6+ AND built before 1974, presumed rent-stabilized.

Did you ever receive a Rent Stabilization Lease Rider (Form RA-LR1)?

Does the building have J-51 / 421-a / 421-g tax benefits? (if you know)

Tax benefits often re-stabilize "deregulated" units. Look up via nyc.gov ACRIS or HPDONLINE.

Anything else relevant

Optional. e.g., "rent jumped $400 last renewal," "landlord called the unit 'free market' verbally," etc.

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What this letter will cite

NYC Rent Stabilization Law (NYC Admin Code §§ 26-501 et seq.) — Establishes rent stabilization in NYC. Buildings of 6+ units built before 1974 (with exceptions) are presumptively covered.
9 NYCRR § 2522.5 — Owner must serve a NYS HCR-approved Rent Stabilization Lease Rider (form RA-LR1) with every vacancy lease so the tenant knows the rent history and stabilization status.
9 NYCRR § 2528.3 — Owners of stabilized units must register the apartment annually with NYS HCR. Failure bars rent increases.
HSTPA 2019 Part F — Tenants may obtain rent records and challenge overcharges. Look-back extended to 6 years; treble damages on willful overcharge.
NY RPL § 226-c — Landlord must give 30/60/90 days notice of any rent increase >5% or non-renewal, depending on tenancy length. Stabilization-aside, this applies to all NY tenancies.

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