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NYC "Rent Stabilization FAQ" written by someone with job security

posted 2008.04.28 Monday

The 'tude is practically dripping off my monitor:

Is there a difference between RENT CONTROL and RENT STABILIZATION?

Some of the people who email us say "rent controlled" but actually MEAN rent stabilized -- they do not know the difference.

Why is it so hard to be accurate? There is a difference between rent control and rent stabilization, as only about 50,000 rent controlled units exist vs. more than one million stabilized units, and rent control has a different set of regulations than rent stabilization.

Why is it so hard to realize that government euphemisms don't take hold over the vernacular overnight?  These things take time...

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