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It’s not rent controlled. It’s rent stabilized

Unless you've been living there since 1970, your apartment is not rent controlled and the maximum base rent has nothing to do with what you can be charged. Presumably your apartment is rent-stabilized.

I assume you've received your rent history from DHCR then? Are there any large jumps in the rent in the history that would lead you to believe you're overpaying now? Or are you just assuming that because it is (or was at one time) rent stabilized?

DHCR doesn’t tell you whether you’re rent controlled or stabilized. You may suspect, but you’d have to file a complaint to have the matter formally investigated

You don't need a lawyer to do anything... You can fill out the forms yourself, the reason people hire lawyers is to make sure the potential mountains of papers are filled out correctly and that any loopholes to get you your way or the opposite are not missed

Would help if you actually list how much you are paying and for what size apartment and in what area. Not all rent stablized apartments are cheap. I lived in one that was 421b stablized meaning it can expire after a certain time. Apartment was built in 2005 with a base rent of 1600. Over the years, with the legal rental increases allows, plus renovation additions, the final legal rent in 2022 was around 2800 which is actually higher than what a similar free market apartment rents for in this area. Thats just an example that not all rent stablized apartments are low priced. Plus your unit might be a 421b and it expired.

Ok let's get one thing clear: You are NOT 'rent controlled' unless you've been living in your apartment continuously since 1971.
There's a difference between rent control and 'rent stabilized' which is what you're referring to.
You should read up on the facts first.
https://rentguidelinesboard.cityofnewyork.us/resources/faqs/deregulation/

Damn, I missed the cutoff by 10 years.

imagine thinking the apartment you've been living in for 2.5 years is rent controlled.

know a lady who lives in a 3k square foot rent controlled loft on the bowery. last i checked her rent was $411/month. god bless i say

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Yes, a 100% jump

How long ago was that?

This year, i am the new tenant. There were some renovations and the previous tenant had been there for decades. But from dhcr records it says ‘rent control’ even in 2022

Ah ok, well in that case:

"In NYC, when a tenant moves out of a rent controlled apartment, the apartment becomes decontrolled. If that apartment is in a building built before January 1, 1974, containing six or more units at any time, it becomes rent stabilized."

From HCR Fact Sheet #6

Edit: and just to be clear, the "Rent Control" status of the apartment would end when that tenant moved out. This just addresses whether or not the new lease you signed is under "Rent Stabilization". There's a whole section of that document I linked that talks about how the fair market rent of the formerly rent controlled apartment is determined.

Thank you

Sure thing (and see my edit above). It's definitely worth pursuing. Worst comes to worst, your rent remains the same, but you could be overpaying. A few of my neighbors have managed to claw their apartments back into rent stabilization, but it can be an uphill battle.

Good luck.

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