I don have a lease, so I am a month-to-month tenant – what are the allowable rent increases?
You may want to double-check with the NY State Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR), the state agency which administers the rent laws, at 718-739-6400, to see if your apartment is rent stabilized. If you rent a stabilized unit, your landlord must offer you a lease. Your rent cannot increase until you receive a lease, and may only increase according to the annual rent guideline increases voted on by the Rent Guidelines Board. Information of rent increases can be found here. If you are not a stabilized tenant, there is no limitation on the amount of rent increases. If you have no lease, or if your lease has expired, you are considered a “month-to-month” tenant. According to the NYS Attorney General’s Office, a New York City landlord may raise the rent of a month-to-month tenant with the consent of the tenant. However, if the tenant does not consent, the landlord can terminate the tenancy by giving appropriate notice (Real Property Law ß232-b). Further details are available in
