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On June 30, the NYC Rent Guidelines Board (RGB) voted 5 to 4 to authorize rent increases for the city’s nearly one million rent-stabilized apartments. Under RGB Order #57, owners may take a 3 percent increase on one-year lease renewals and a 4.5 percent increase on two-year renewals for leases commencing anytime from Oct. 1, 2025, through Sept. 30, 2026. This year’s adjustments are the fourth consecutive rent hike approved during Mayor Adams’ administration.
While the deadline for Public Housing and voucher programs holds firm, Multifamily stakeholders now have until Jan. 1, 2026, to implement the final rule requirements under Sections 102 and 104.
The U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota ruled that an owner must repay HUD more than $57,000 after leasing a two-bedroom apartment to a tenant who didn’t meet eligibility requirements under the Project-Based Rental Assistance program.
A federal court in Florida has dismissed a lawsuit alleging that an owner’s refusal to accept Housing Choice Vouchers (HCVs) amounted to illegal housing discrimination.
A federal judge dismissed a Fair Housing Act lawsuit brought by a tenant who sought to lease two apartments under a single Section 8 housing voucher as a reasonable accommodation for her disability.