Rent Control, Rent Stabilization, and Emergency Tenant Protection Act
Rent control and rent stabilization laws and the emergency tenant protection act limit the rent a landlord may charge for apartments and restrict the right of a landlord to evict tenants. Rent control generally applies to buildings constructed before February, 1947, and for tenants who have been living in their apartments continuously since July 1, 1971. Rent control applies to some buildings in New York City, as well as some municipalities in the counties of Albany, Erie, Nassau, Rensselaer, Schenectady, and Westchester. Rent stabilization (in New York City) and the Emergency Tenant Protection Act (in Nassau, Westchester, and Rockland Counties) generally apply to buildings built between February 1, 1947, and January 1, 1974, and for tenants who moved in after June 30, 1971.
For information on rent control and rent stabilization in Mitchell-Lama and other housing in New York City, contact the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development at (212) 863-7284. For information regarding rent stabilization and the emergency tenant protection act in the counties outside of New York City, contact the New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal at (212) 480-7644; also see: Division of Housing & Community Renewal's Rent Stabilization/Control web page
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