I live in a rent stabalized apt, and most of the building is co-op and the maintenace for my apt if i owned would be $ 645 per month, my rent is $1049 per month. how could owners cry when the rent is $400 per month more than the maintenance. any owner who buys a building that has rent stabalized apts already now this, now they want to cry.

In my building their are many senior’s living
On social security as their only income.
About $1,000. Monthly . Without rent
Stabilization they probably could not afford
To pay their rent no less food. They need to
Live where they were raise to be near their
Friends and family for help. Not move to
North Carolina ! You may as well send
Them to meet their maker!

who cares…….move out you cheap people

now I wonder … what does this do to the Illegal Sublets situation? It’s a big problem for landlords but a cash cow to PI’s

my rent is $1500 with the rent control the land lord said if i leave he will rent it for $2500 i work 3 weeks to cover the rent if there is no rent controll i will sleep with my 4 kids on the street sombody got to do somthing

I wouldn’t be able to afford to live in this city if it weren’t for rent stabilization. As a teacher living and teaching in her neighborhood, that affordability is essential to my budget. As it is, even with rent stabilization, I’m still paying almost 1300.00 in a non-luxurious area for a 1 br., which is nearly 1/2 my pay. Can we say “quality of life”?

The yuppies are the ones who are causing the rents to go sky high

This is becoming a city of the rich….but I am wondering who is going to be picking up after them if the little people can’t afford to live here.

What I’m wondering is why none of you are arguing the fact that millionaries are being protected by the very same people who are allowing the rent stablize program expire. Millionaries are not paying their fair share, so why should the least among us pay?

Memo from Bloomrich : If you are middle class or poor and cannot afford to live in New York , just leave. This is becoming a city for the rich only !

the landlords that have rent controlled buildings get tax breaks from state.they did this in bopston years ago and the rents run about the same as ours do 2,000-8,000 a month .the rents did not roll back they continued to increase even with all of the people who moved out . if rent controlled and stablized apartments become empty that is about 1.1 million .there is another way to think of it that is 2.2 million people who work in departments stores, she stores ,baby stores ,salons ,spas ,hospitals ,hotel ,daycare ,drycleaners,laundramat ,supermarkets , book stores,movie houses ,delis ,bar /resturants moving companies ,ups,fed ex ,and government jobs .do you really want all of these people to leave who’s going to do the work?

Get rid of rent control and rent stabilization. Its about time people pay what is fair. Just think of all the stabilized apartments over crowded with all those illegal aliens. What a waste. Pay what’s fair or get out. Santa Monica did away with Rent Control years ago and look what a great balance of people they have. Tenants want and want and want. Poor landlords cant afford it all with stabilization.

Where will the protests be for middle class new yorkers who are tired of subsidizing those who have rentals where they pay a fraction of the price? Most of those with rent control apts use them as 2nd homes and rent them out. Also, many have houses out on Long Island. Rent control makes it impossible for average working class folks to live in NYC and favors the well-connected. Once it’s gone, rents will decrease overall.

Don’t the people who have to pay market rates subsidize the people in the rent controlled apartments?

In general what the landlord’s don’t want you to know if how much
the value of their property goes up each year in NYC that alone is
enough of a raise.

God bless Sheldon Silver he has always fought the Landlord
Sharks ,if this city helps ll’s raise rents even higher where are
all the workers that live in NYC that serve the rich and the poor going to live in
Maine. Regular workers like the store clerks,dental assistants ,bus drivers
Pharmacists, and a zillion other important workers that without them would
make this city stop are not “Condo” people or can pay $3000.00 a month
for a one bedroon apt. Shame on the landlord’s shark group the RSA.