Judge Orders City Hall to Release Rent Freeze Communications
The judge said written communications may show whether City Hall influenced the board’s 7-1 vote to freeze rents for about 1 million apartments.
- Manhattan Supreme Court Judge Brendan Lantry ordered City Hall on Wednesday to turn over written communications with the Rent Guidelines Board regarding the historic rent freeze affecting about 1 million rent-stabilized apartments.
- Landlords suing to overturn the freeze allege Mayor Zohran Mamdani improperly influenced the Board to fulfill his campaign promise to "freeze the rent" every year he was in office.
- The ruling covers all written communications between City Hall and the RGB from Jan. 1 through June 25, the day the board voted to freeze rents on one- and two-year leases for more than one million rent-stabilized apartments.
- Landlords must submit their discovery requests by Friday, with a conference scheduled for Monday to address the demanded communications.
- City Hall maintains the RGB's decision was "reasonable and rational," though legal experts note proving undue influence remains a high bar for landlords seeking to overturn the freeze.
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New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks during a press conference. A court fight remains unresolved just two weeks before the historic freeze takes effect for new leases. [ more › ]
NYC rent freeze lawsuit: Judge demands to see communications between City Hall and Rent Guidelines Board
The Manhattan judge overseeing a case seeking to overturn the Rent Guidelines Board’s (RGB) June decision to freeze the rent on approximately one million stabilized apartments ruled Wednesday that he needed to see communications between City Hall personnel and the rent board’s decision-makers. The ruling represented a small win for the landlords who brought the...
Judge Orders City Hall To Release Communications Over NYC Rent Freeze
NEW YORM (VINnews) – A New York judge has ordered City Hall to turn over certain emails and text messages involving the Rent Guidelines Board as part of a legal challenge to New York City’s rent freeze, according to the New York Post. Judge Brendan Lantry issued the limited discovery order Wednesday, allowing landlords challenging […]
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