Legal Regulated Rent
HCR guidance describes the legal rent as the regulated rent level DHCR may establish in overcharge proceedings, and AG guidance states landlords may not charge more than the legal regulated rent in regulated communities. Legal regulated rent is a compliance ceiling used in overcharge analysis and renewal calculations.
- Where it applies
- General / NYS / NYC
- When it comes up
- Rent setting; renewals; compliance audits
- Property types
- Rent stabilized and rent controlled units
Read more in the Knowledge Base
- Legal Regulated Rent and Overcharge Risk - Current HCR FrameworkLandlords
- Preferential Rent - Current HCR Rule and RecordkeepingLandlords
- How to Check If Your Apartment Is Rent-StabilizedRenters
- SCRIE and DRIE - Senior and Disability Rent Increase Exemption ProgramsLandlords
- Rent Stabilization - Current HCR Operating ArchitectureLandlords
Related terms
Rent Regulation (NYS/NYC)
- CityFHEPS
- DRIE (Disability Rent Increase Exemption)
- FARE Act (Fairness in Apartment Rental Expenses Act)
- Individual Apartment Improvement (IAI) Increase
- Major Capital Improvement (MCI) Increase
- New York City Rent Guidelines Board (RGB)
- New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR/HCR)
- Preferential Rent
- Renewal Lease Notice Window (90-150 Days)
- Rent Control
General information, not legal, tax or financial advice.