Stabilizing Renters by Stabilizing Rents

Policy Brief | Nov. 2025

Stabilizing Renters by Stabilizing Rents

Oksana Mironova, Samuel Stein

Summary:

New York City is home to the largest and most successful rent regulation program in the United States. Our recent research has documented the financial strain facing rent-stabilized tenants amid NYC's affordability crisis.

This companion piece explores another dimension of those tenants' experience: the positive impact of rent regulation on their lives. Drawing on our 2025 Annual Survey of Housing and Economic Stability, this brief reveals what tenants told us about how their rent-regulated apartments have provided them with stability and peace of mind.

Issues: Affordable Housing

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