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    Freeze Rents For Stabilized Tenants

    Freeze rents for more than two million New Yorkers living in rent-stabilized apartments.

    Date Promised
    February 3, 2025
    Owner Agency
    Rent Guidelines Board
    Requires State Action
    No
    Last updated: January 2, 2026

    Overview

    • • Mayor Mamdani promised to immediately freeze rents for all rent-stabilized tenants.

    • • Mamdani has the authority to appoint members of the Rent Guidelines Board, who could vote for a rent freeze rather than approve an annual rent increase.

    • • Under Mayor Eric Adams, Rent Guidelines Board appointees voted to increase rents on stabilized apartments by a cumulative 12.6 percent.

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