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NYC landlords likely to lose challenge of rent freeze, legal experts say – but a win could throw rent-stabilized leases into chaos

By Big New York · 09/11/2026 · Updated 09/11/2026

Should that happen, the rent freeze set to start on Oct. 1 is here to stay.  Landlords who have sued to reverse the Rent Guidelines Board’s June decision to freeze the rent on nearly 1 million stabilized apartments will probably lose their case against the city seeking to do so, legal experts say, regardless of.

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Should that happen, the rent freeze set to start on Oct. 1 is here to stay.  Landlords who have sued to reverse the Rent Guidelines Board’s June decision to freeze the rent on nearly 1 million stabilized apartments will probably lose their case against the city seeking to do so, legal experts say, regardless of.

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