Mamdani’s rent freeze passes for 1 million units

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New York City’s Rent Guidelines Board approved Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s two-year rent freeze for 1 million rent-stabilized apartments, covering buildings constructed before 1974 and those with certain tax breaks. This decision came from a 7-1 vote by the independent board made up of mayoral appointees and will take effect starting October.

New York City’s Rent Guidelines Board on Thursday approved Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s (D) two-year rent freeze proposal for 1 million rent-stabilized apartments. The 7-1 decision by the independent board, consisting of mayoral appointees, applies to rent-stabilized apartments in buildings constructed before 1974 and buildings with certain tax breaks. The rent freeze goes into effect starting Oct.…