Hi all,
I moved into my current apartment about 2 months ago and thought it was weird that the apartment wasn't rent stabilized--the building was built in 1905 and contained 16 units. It was only recently that I requested my rental history and found that it, indeed, used to be a rent stabilized unit up until 2010 when it was given a permanent exemption due to high rent vacancy. However, the years leading up to 2010 me confused--it goes:
2006 RS 10/23/2006 $1110.00 07/01/2004-06/30/2006
2007 RS-V 01/18/2008 $1400.00
2008 *REG NOT FOUND FOR SUBJECT PREMISES*
2009 RS-V 08/12/2009 0.00
2010 PE 08/03/2010 EXEMPT VAC/LEAS IMPRVMENT 02/01/2010 - 07/31/2011
There are two permits for major improvements done to the building--one was a building wide plumbing job (which shouldn't affect the rent that much) and another was for repairs and renovations to the first and third floor's apartments. The latter's estimated cost was put at $30000, but which apartments were renovated and to what extent is frustratingly vague.
I have a couple questions going from here--is this enough information to go to a tenants union and/or tenant attorney to contest the rent stabilization exemption? and if not, what are some other resources I should check out to find more supporting information?