Destabilized even if $2,000 rent has never been charged?

[Imp]

The LL is telling new tenants the building is not rent stabilized, and is not offering them stabilized leases. Their rents are less than $2,000 a month. The LL is registering the rent as over $2,000 per month on those apts.

Is it legal to destabilized an apt. for which $2,000 a month rent has never been charged?

Do apts. destabilize when the rent charged (pref.) rent reaches $2,000--or when the Legal Regulated rent reaches $2,000?

<small>[ October 06, 2004, 10:43 AM: Message edited by: Imp ]</small>