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Mamdani Secures Rent Freeze for One Million New York Apartments

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June 26, 2026

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A New York City housing board appointed by mayor Zohran Mamdani has approved a rent freeze that will affect around a million homes. The Rent Guidelines Board on Thursday voted 7-1 for a 0 increase on one-year and two-year leases in the city’s rent-stabilised apartments.​ Mamdani appointed the majority of the board’s members in early []

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Fox News

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· Jul 1, 2026

STEVE FORBES: Mamdani’s socialist rent-control puts New York on the road to housing ruin

New York City rent freeze on 1 million rent-stabilized apartments is price control, not housing policy. It will reduce supply and hurt tenants.

Al Jazeera

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· Jun 26, 2026

New York City freezes rents for one million regulated apartments

New York City's rent freeze fulfillls a key campaign promise from Mayor Zohran Mamdani

Commercial Observer

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· Jun 30, 2026

Rent Guidelines Board Vote Sends New York’s Landlords Into Uncharted Territory

With the recent 7-1 vote by the New York City Rent Guidelines Board (RGB) to freeze rents for both one- and two-year leases on rent-stabilized apartments in the city, two things seem likely. The first is that, from offering free child care to freezing the rents, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani seems determined to []

The Hill

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· Jun 26, 2026

Mamdani's rent freeze passes for 1 million units

New York City's Rent Guidelines Board on Thursday approved Mayor Zohran Mamdani's (D) two-year rent freeze proposal for 1 million rent-stabilized apartments. The 7-1 decision by the independent board, consisting of mayoral appointees, applies to rent-stabilized apartments in buildings constructed before 1974 and buildings with certain tax breaks. The rent freeze goes into effect starting Oct....

Washington Examiner

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· Jun 30, 2026

Mamdani wants Austin housing results with socialist rent-freeze politics

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani unveiled his solution to Gotham’s housing crisis, invoking the free-market housing renaissance in Austin, Texas. Weeks later, his Rent Guidelines Board installed historic price controls. The Rent Guidelines Board, six of whose nine members were appointed by Mamdani, voted 7-1 Thursday to pause rent increases for up to two years. []

New York Amsterdam News

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· Jul 2, 2026

Rent Guidelines Board grants rent freeze, but landlords warn of housing distress

Rent-stabilized tenants are praising Mayor Zohran Mamdani: Just as promised, tenants living in New York City’s 2.3 million rental units. The post Rent Guidelines Board grants rent freeze, but landlords warn of housing distress appeared first on New York Amsterdam News.

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Related coverage for "Mamdani Secures Rent Freeze for One Million New York Apartments": Fox News — STEVE FORBES: Mamdani’s socialist rent-control puts New York on the road to housing ruin. Al Jazeera — New York City freezes rents for one million regulated apartments. Commercial Observer — Rent Guidelines Board Vote Sends New York’s Landlords Into Uncharted Territory. The Hill — Mamdani's rent freeze passes for 1 million units. Washington Examiner — Mamdani wants Austin housing results with socialist rent-freeze politics. New York Amsterdam News — Rent Guidelines Board grants rent freeze, but landlords warn of housing distress