Rent Guidelines for October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027

Online comments: 3

• Nicolas Seunarine

  I strongly oppose any rent rate hikes. New York City’s own Rent Guidelines Board 2026 report shows that operating costs for rent-stabilized buildings rose 5.3%, while insurance costs jumped 10.5% and taxes rose 2.6%, which means owners are already facing major expense pressure without adding more burden through higher rents. Raising rents would also add to inflationary pressure by increasing housing costs for tenants and shifting more cost into the broader economy, especially when landlords are already dealing with higher property taxes, insurance, maintenance, utilities, and other unavoidable bills.

  I also oppose rent freezes, because a rigid policy on either end can hurt housing stability. If rents are pushed too high, many properties will not be able to support needed repairs and renovations, which can lead to deferred maintenance and a decline in building quality. Any fair approach should protect tenants while still allowing buildings to remain financially viable and well maintained.

  Comment added May 11, 2026 2:53pm

• Anonymous - small landlord

  Dear Rent Guidelines Board,
  I am a small landlord, 83 years old. My husband, now deceased, worked his whole life to buy and maintain 2 properties in Hamilton Heights (30 units & 17 units). We have already very low rents that barely cover all the expenses of building. Rising oil prices and insurance costs along with the new interest rate makes it almost impossible to cover costs.
  The highest rent I have is ONE apartment that pays a preferential rate of $2384 for a 2 bedroom.
  The lowest is a one bedroom for $429 and a 2 bedroom for $537.
  The operating cost of each apartment is $1100. It was hard enough when DiBlasio froze the rent for 3 years. My interest rate on my mortgage was only 3.65%, but now it’s 6.12%. My mortgage is $36,400 a month!
  Skyrocketing oil prices –$14,000 to fill the tank
  My property taxes for both buildings is $154,525
  and maintenance of this 1912 building is never ending.
  I have a 8 tenants that are behind 3 or more months on their rent.
  I don’t know if I can hold on. I might have to file for bankruptcy because how long can I breath through a straw underwater?

  Comment added May 12, 2026 12:50pm

• Anonymous

  Dear Rent Guidelines Board,

  Restricting rent increase rates to below the increased costs to landlords to maintain their buildings leads to a decline in quality of life to tenants.

  Additionally, real life experiments in Argentina have proven that the best way to eliminate housing scarcity is by eliminating all rent price controls on apartments.

  Hopefully, this board will be so misguided with there proposals to eventually get the Supreme Court to hold rent stabilization rules an unconstitutional taking by the local government.

  Comment added May 14, 2026 3:21pm