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New York Rent Freeze Takes Effect Oct. 1: 0% Increase for 1-Year and 2-Year Leases on ~1 Million Stabilized Apartments
From Oct. 1, about one million rent-stabilized apartments see 0% increases on both one-year and two-year leases — a first in NYC history. Landlords are suing, but a judge declined to block enforcement.
Why it matters
New York City's rent freeze took effect on October 1: for the roughly one million rent-stabilized apartments, the Rent Guidelines Board (RGB) has set the allowed increase at 0% for both one-year and two-year leases signed or renewed between October 1, 2026 and September 30, 2027. It is the first time in city history that both lease terms have been frozen at once — directly affecting what about a million households will pay on renewal.
Full report
The freeze was approved by the RGB on June 25 in a 7–1 vote, delivering on Mayor Zohran Mamdani's signature campaign promise. It applies only to rent-stabilized apartments — mostly pre-1974 buildings with six or more units — while market-rate apartments are unaffected. In the prior year (October 2025–September 2026), the guidelines allowed 3% for one-year and 4.5% for two-year leases; the freeze is not retroactive.
Landlord groups are challenging the freeze in court, but the judge declined to pause enforcement while the case proceeds, so the freeze stands. It applies on a rolling basis as leases come up for renewal. Whether renewals could be adjusted retroactively if a court later overturns the freeze remains an open question that tenants and landlords will be watching.
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