NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE NEW YORK CITY RENT GUIDELINES BOARD (RGB) will hold a public hearing on June 11, 2026 at The Theater at City Tech, NYC College of Technology, 285 Jay Street, Brooklyn, NY from 7:00 P.M. to 10:00 P.M to consider public comments concerning proposed rent adjustments on leases for apartments, lofts, hotels (including class A and class B hotels, SROs, rooming houses and lodging houses) and other housing units subject to the Rent Stabilization Law of 1969 and the Emergency Tenant Protection Act of 1974. These adjustments will affect leases commencing between October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
Proposed rent guidelines for all of the above classes of stabilized housing units were adopted on May 7, 2026. Copies of the proposed guidelines are available from the NYC Rent Guidelines Board office at the above listed address, at the Board’s website nyc.gov/rgb, or at rules.cityofnewyork.us.
Anyone who wants to comment on the proposed rule at a public hearing must sign up to speak. People wishing to speak at the public hearings can pre-register in advance. Pre-registration of speakers is advised. You can pre-register online through our website, nyc.gov/rgb, or you can sign up to speak by calling 212-669-7480 from 9:00 A.M. till 5:00 P.M., Monday through Friday. Pre-registration requests for the hearing must be received before 12:00 P.M. one business day prior to the public hearing date. For those who do not pre-register, registration is also available at the public hearings. You can register in-person from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm on June 11. You will have two minutes to speak. For further information and to pre-register for a public hearing, call the RGB at (212) 669-7480.
Written requests for pre-registration must be received at the office of the Board at 1 Centre Street, Suite 2210, New York, NY, 10007 by 12:00 P.M. on the business day prior to the public hearing date. Written requests for registration can be emailed to csuperville@rgb.nyc.gov or mailed to the Rent Guidelines Board at the address listed above.
This hearing is wheelchair accessible and Spanish interpretation will be provided. Persons who request that a language interpreter, other than Spanish, or a sign language interpreter or other form of reasonable accommodation for a disability be provided at any of the scheduled hearings must notify Ms. Charmaine Superville at the NYC Rent Guidelines Board at (212) 669-7480 or via email at csuperville@rgb.nyc.gov by May 26, 2026 no later than 4:30 P.M. to ensure that accommodations can be made.
The public is invited to observe all public meetings and public hearings but is invited to speak only at the public hearings. All public hearings may be livestreamed from YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/RentGuidelinesBoard. Members of the public must be present at the public hearing location in order to testify.
In addition to in-person testimony, the RGB is providing platforms for submitting both audio and video comments. Audio and video comments must be received by Tuesday, June 16, 2026, to be considered before the final vote. Audio comments can be recorded via voicemail by dialing 929-256-5472. When prompted, you will have up to two minutes to speak. You can also submit prerecorded audio and video comments of up to two minutes in length. Instructions for how to submit these prerecorded comments are available on the Board’s website at https://rentguidelinesboard.cityofnewyork.us/testimony/.