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The state Senate and Assembly passed a duo of bills in June aimed at helping rent stabilized tenants dig deeper into their rent histories to challenge suspicious increases. The governor has until the end of the year to sign them.
The amendments, some of which limit rents on combined or ‘Frankensteined’ apartments, mark the first update since 2014 to regulations in the Rent Stabilization Code governing about 1 million apartments.
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The lawsuit alleged New York’s reformed rent law amounted to an illegal taking of private property.
In June 2019, the New York legislature passed a law expanding protections against evictions. Three years later, housing advocates say that the law is being rolled back by judges who