Rent Stabilization (including ETPA Stabilization)
Rent stabilization is a rent regulation system that applies to many multi-unit residential buildings meeting defined criteria (for example, unit count and building vintage) and it governs renewal rights and limits how increases are set. Outside NYC, the Emergency Tenant Protection Act (ETPA) framework is used by localities that adopt stabilization upon a declared housing emergency, while NYC uses its own Rent Guidelines Board process for annual guideline increases.
- Where it applies
- General / NYS / NYC
- When it comes up
- Lease Renewal
- Property types
- Residential Leasing (Regulated Units)
Read more in the Knowledge Base
- Rent Stabilization and Good Cause Eviction - Underwriting Regulatory Risk for InvestorsBuyers
- Rent Stabilization - Current HCR Operating ArchitectureLandlords
- Lease Riders Every NYC Renter Should UnderstandRenters
- Operating a Small Multifamily PropertyBuyers
- Renting vs Buying in NYC - When Each Makes SenseRenters
Related terms
Residential Leasing Terms
- Application Fee Cap (Background/Credit Check Fee)
- Good Cause Eviction
- Guarantor (Residential)
- Late Fee Cap
- Lease Rider (Residential)
- Renewal Lease (Rent Stabilized)
- Roommate Law (Residential Occupancy Rights)
- Security Deposit (Limit & Return Timing)
- Source of Income (Housing)
- Sublet (Residential)
General information, not legal, tax or financial advice.