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Everyday Law · Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Oct 1, 2026 · Index No. 650815/22|Appeal No. 7109|Case No. 2025-06986| · Appeal

In a city apartment living room, a tenant confronts a landlord over rent stabilization, with a lease document between them.AI illustration

or not? Tenants challenge big rent hike

Is the apartment still under rent control or not? The tenant challenges the landlord.

TL;DR

  1. 1Tenants claim their apartment is still despite a major rent increase years ago.
  2. 2The landlord says it legally raised the rent above the back in 2011.
  3. 3It's tricky because the rental records provided by the landlord weren't officially verified.

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