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Mayor Mamdani’s new housing plan offers a strategic pivot: allowing one-time rent hikes for vacant units in distressed, city-regulated buildings—just as a citywide freeze looms. Designed to ease landlord burdens from soaring costs, the proposal targets a subset of rent-stabilized apartments already under affordability programs, with increases decided case by case. It’s part of a broader push to support both tenants and owners, including financing upgrades, tax breaks, and eviction prevention loans. While tenant advocates brace for a freeze, landlords warn prolonged stagnation could destabilize financially fragile properties—setting the stage for a high-stakes June vote by the Rent Guidelines Board.

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