Manhattan judge permits limited records search in NYC rent freeze case
A Manhattan judge has allowed landlords challenging New York City’s rent freeze to seek some written communications between City Hall and the Rent Guidelines Board, with the Oct. 1 effective date approaching for new leases.
The order, issued Wednesday, adds another step to a legal fight that is still unresolved about two weeks before the freeze is set to begin for roughly 1 million rent-stabilized apartments. The judge has not yet decided whether to block the measure, so landlords and tenants are still waiting for a final ruling.
The approved requests cover communications between the mayor’s administration and board personnel tied to the board’s June vote. The case centers on landlords’ claim that the process was improperly steered in advance, while the court has so far allowed only limited fact-finding rather than ruling on the broader challenge.
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