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Rent increase preparation checklist — New York City

What to have in hand before a renewal offer or a §226-c notice. Done, skipped or unknown; unknowns stay highlighted because a wrong regime or a short notice period is what makes an increase unenforceable. Same steps as the workspace, on one screen.

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Regime

Ordered and read the DHCR rent history for the apartment

Stabilized or not is a record, not an estimate.NYC-C41

Checked the lease for the stabilization rider or a programme addendum

NYC-C05

For unregulated apartments: settled Good Cause coverage or the exemption relied on

Unit count statewide, CO date, 245% FMR, owner occupancy.NYC-C41

History

Confirmed the current legal (or registered) rent

Ledger and last renewal or registration.

Found the tenant's first occupancy date and the current lease end

Sets the 30/60/90-day notice tier and the earliest date.NYC-C06

Checked for preferential rent, IAI or MCI history (stabilized)

DHCR routes; verify.

Amount and dates

Stabilized: used the RGB order for the lease commencement date and the chosen term

Order 58 (from 1 Oct 2026): 0% / 0%. Order 57: 3% / 4.5%.NYC-C42

Stabilized: offered the renewal 90–150 days before commencement

DHCR practice; verify.

Unregulated: increase of 5% or more triggers the 226-c notice tier

30 / 60 / 90 days by occupancy or lease length.NYC-C42

Good Cause: compared the increase to the local rent standard

Lower of 10% or 5% + CPI (NYC 2026: 8.38%, verify). Presumption, not cap.NYC-C42

Notice and service

Have the DHCR renewal form (stabilized) or a written 226-c notice (unregulated)

Version state in the directory.NYC-C34

Attached the Good Cause notice where covered

RPL 231-c; verify.

Planned the service method and recorded the proof

NYC-C44

Evidence

Set up the file: rent history, coverage evidence, calculation, notice copy, proof of service

NYC-C25

Still open

Not marked (14)

Ordered and read the DHCR rent history for the apartment
Checked the lease for the stabilization rider or a programme addendum
For unregulated apartments: settled Good Cause coverage or the exemption relied on
Confirmed the current legal (or registered) rent
Found the tenant's first occupancy date and the current lease end
Checked for preferential rent, IAI or MCI history (stabilized)
Stabilized: used the RGB order for the lease commencement date and the chosen term
Stabilized: offered the renewal 90–150 days before commencement
Unregulated: increase of 5% or more triggers the 226-c notice tier
Good Cause: compared the increase to the local rent standard
Have the DHCR renewal form (stabilized) or a written 226-c notice (unregulated)
Attached the Good Cause notice where covered
Planned the service method and recorded the proof
Set up the file: rent history, coverage evidence, calculation, notice copy, proof of service

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Sources

RGB orders fetched 29 Sep 2026; RPL 226-c and Art. 6-A read on nysenate.gov 29 Sep 2026; NYC 2026 local rent standard from the Build Register — verify.