NYC Housing Court Glossary
High-Rent Deregulation
Plain EnglishYour apartment may have been illegally removed from rent stabilization
Legal Definition
Before HSTPA 2019, apartments could exit rent stabilization when the rent exceeded a threshold. HSTPA 2019 eliminated this — any apartment deregulated based on rent level after 2019 may be illegally deregulated.
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Practical Tip
If your apartment was 'deregulated' after 2019, that may have been illegal. Talk to a tenant lawyer — you may be owed back rent.
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