The ABCs of the RGB

A Primer on the City’s Rent Guidelines Board

Comments (0) By J.A. Lobbia Tuesday, Mar 27 2001

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Research: David Blanks, Allen Edwards

photo: Hiroyuki Ito

The Times calls RGB chair Ed Hochman a nail-biter. His mother calls him a disgrace. Those are kind words compared to what tenants and landlords say.

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Going Up: RGB Increases Since 1968
	leases
Leases From	One Year	Two Years	Three Years
7/1/68 to 6/30/70	10%	10%	15%
7/1/70 to 6/30/71	6	8	11
7/1/71 to 6/30/72	7	9	12
7/1/72 to 6/30/73	6	8	10
7/1/73 to 6/30/74	6.5	8.5	10.5
7/1/74 to 6/30/75	8.5	10.5	12
7/1/75 to 6/30/76	7.5	9.5	12.5
7/1/76 to 6/30/77	6.5	8	11
7/1/77 to 6/30/78	6.5	8.5	11.5
7/1/78 to 6/30/79	4.5	6.5	8.5
7/1/79 to 6/30/80	8.5	12	15
7/1/80 to 6/30/81	11	14	17	"Low-rent Supplement" If rent is less than...
10/1/81 to 9/30/82	10	13	16
10/1/82 to 9/30/83	4	7	10
10/1/83 to 9/30/84	4	7	10	$200, add $10 a month
10/1/84 to 9/30/85	6	9		$250, add $10
10/1/85 to 9/30/86	4	6.5		$300, add $15
10/1/86 to 9/30/87	6	9		$350, add $15
10/1/87 to 9/30/88	3	6.5		$325, add $10
10/1/88 to 9/30/89	6	9		$325, add $5
10/1/89 to 9/30/90	5.5	9		$325, add $5
10/1/90 to 9/30/91	4.5	7*
10/1/91 to 9/30/92	4	6.5*
10/1/92 to 9/30/93	3	5*
10/1/93 to 9/30/94	3	5*
10/1/94 to 9/30/95	2	4		$400, add $15
10/1/95 to 9/30/96	2	4		$400, add $20
10/1/96 to 9/30/97	5	7		$400, add $20
10/1/97 to 9/30/98	2	4		$400, add $15
10/1/98 to 9/30/99	2	4		$450, add $15
10/1/99 to 9/30/00	2	4		$500, add $15
10/1/00 to 9/30/01	4	6		$500, add $15
*Low rents were not supplemented during Dinkins's administration. Data extracted from RGB Web site (www.housingnyc.com)