Is It Rent Stabilized?
A guided screening tool to check whether an apartment may be rent stabilized.
This tool gives you an informational starting signal based on common, publicly documented screening factors — it is not a legal determination. All figures update instantly as you answer and no data is saved or sent anywhere.
About the apartment
Used only to personalize your next steps — not sent anywhere or used in the screening itself.
Screening result
There isn't enough information here to screen this apartment.
Why this result
- The building's construction period wasn't provided.
- The number of units in the building wasn't provided.
- Whether the building receives a housing/tax program wasn't provided.
This is a screening tool, not a legal determination
What to do next
Check official building information
Look up the building's rent-stabilization registration history with NYS Homes and Community Renewal (DHCR).
NYS Homes and Community RenewalRequest the apartment's official rent history
Tenants can request a unit's registered rent history directly from DHCR — this is the most direct way to confirm status.
NYS Homes and Community RenewalReview NYS housing guidance
Read the state's general guidance on rent stabilization and tenant rights.
NYS Homes and Community RenewalContact an agency or tenant resource
The City's non-emergency service for reporting housing issues, requesting information, and being routed to the right agency.
NYC 311Contact an agency or tenant resource
A nonprofit providing free legal help to NYC tenants.
The Legal Aid SocietyContact an agency or tenant resource
The state agency overseeing rent regulation, including rent-stabilized rent increases, registration, and overcharge complaints.
NYS Homes and Community Renewal