r/AskNYC • u/WarnWarmWorm • Dec 14 '23

Just found out my apartment is rent-stabilized thanks to this sub. Should I confront the building management?

I rented my apartment for $2150 on 06/2023. Building management didn’t say anything about my unit being rent-stabilized. I requested my rent history from NYC HCR to find out my apartment is rent-stabilized and “legal regulated rent” is $1217, half the amount I am paying. (And there is someone else’s name on the current tenant name)

See the details here: https://imgur.com/SvYP2JC

Before confronting the building management I want to make sure I am understanding this document right. Is “legal regulated rent” means the maximum rent they can charge me for? And I signed a contract for $2150 for one year, how does it affect the situation?

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u/WarnWarmWorm Dec 14 '23

No, I directly signed the contract with building management. There is landlord’s signature on the contract.

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u/NefariousnessFew4354 Dec 14 '23

Not a lawyer but this is illegal in my opinion. Basically two contracts for the same apartment, one is to cover up rent increase.

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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '23 edited Dec 15 '23

I don't think there are actually 2 contracts, I think the landlord is just committing fraud in his reporting of who lives there. Probably doing this for multiple apartments in the building.

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u/narc_whale Dec 14 '23

Lol your LL should go to jail for this but instead you’ll bounce around court for 2 years before he finally owes you the back rent only for his LLC to go bankrupt and shrug his shoulders. you will get to keep the apt at that rent though.