Frequently Asked Questions
Have a question?
- How do I find an affordable apartment?
- Can I get help paying my rent?
- Is the rent I’m paying legal?
- How can I get something fixed in my apartment?
- Am I entitled to a renewal lease?
Answers to these and many other questions can be found in our FAQ pages.
Rent Guidelines
Proposed Apartment/Loft & Hotel Guidelines adopted on May 5, 2021 are now available.
The current RGB rent guidelines for rent stabilized apartments, lofts and hotels with leases commencing between October 1, 2020 and September 30, 2021 are available in the Rent Guidelines section of our website.
You may view and download Orders and Explanatory Statements detailing the most recent as well as previously issued guidelines for apartments, lofts and hotels.
The NYC Rent Guidelines Board is pleased to offer the newest edition of our annual publication Housing NYC: Rents, Markets and Trends 2020. With the most recent statistics on tenant income and affordability; economic trends; owner revenues and costs; multifamily mortgages; and changes in the housing supply, Housing NYC is a comprehensive compendium of research on the state of New York City’s rental housing market.
Housing NYC: Rents, Markets and Trends 2020 includes all six NYC Rent Guidelines Board reports released this year: the Income and Affordability Study; Price Index of Operating Costs; Income and Expense Study; Mortgage Survey Report; Housing Supply Report; and Changes to the Rent Stabilized Housing Stock in NYC in 2019. In addition, the book contains the 2020-2021 apartment, loft and hotel guidelines adopted by the Board; as well as a glossary of rent regulation terms.
Due to COVID-19, this year’s edition is available at no charge as a pdf download, and is not available in print.