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Is it rent stabilized?

That little sticker could be worth thousands a year. Here's how to check.

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.

When was the building built?
How many units are in the building?
Do you already know its regulatory status?
Any housing or tax incentive program?

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

This result is based only on the general factors above and cannot confirm an apartment's actual regulatory status. Only official DHCR records — or the steps below — can establish whether a specific apartment is rent stabilized.

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 Renewal

Request 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 Renewal

Review NYS housing guidance

Read the state's general guidance on rent stabilization and tenant rights.

NYS Homes and Community Renewal

Contact 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 311

Contact an agency or tenant resource

A nonprofit providing free legal help to NYC tenants.

The Legal Aid Society

Contact 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

Questions

Does building age alone prove stabilization?

No. Many older buildings are stabilized, but building age alone doesn't prove it. The only way to know for sure is to check the apartment's official rent history with NYS Homes and Community Renewal.

What if this tool says “may be stabilized”?

Treat it as a starting point, not a determination. Request the official rent history, and consider contacting a tenant organization or legal aid if the building or landlord seems to be misrepresenting the apartment's status.