Good afternoon and thank you for taking my question.
I recently got a very high rent increase and was wondering if I could do anything about it cause I dont think I can afford it and I would rather not move:
- I signed a lease from 05/01/2021 to 04/30/2022 with a rent of 2500$.
- The next year we renewed for a year for 2600$ a month.
- I recently got a renewal offer for 3000$.
As the rent was a lot higher, I made some research and found that the apartment was 421-a stabilized until this year even though I had never signed the rider.
Another strange thing was that in the rent history looked like this:
Reg Apt Filing Legal Prefer. Lease Begin/End
Year Stat Date Regul Rent Rent
2021 RS 07/29/2021 3137.99 3000 04/01/21 - 03/31/2022
2022 PE 07/18/2022 EXEMPT
My last lease is missing, and the dates and rent provided by the landlord are incorrect.
Did my rent last year carry an illegal increase?
Do I have any recourse for this year?
Thank you!