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rent-stabilized

American  
[rent-stay-buh-lahyzd] / ˈrɛntˌsteɪ bəˌlaɪzd /

adjective

  1. regulated by law so that rent increases may not exceed a specified amount.


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Before June 2019, a rent-stabilized tenant paying well below market effectively held equity in his apartment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

Raman has talked up her work enacting new renter protections, narrowing the ability of landlords to evict tenants and winning approval of a 4% cap on annual rent increases in rent-stabilized buildings.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

The city’s roughly one million rent-stabilized apartments have no income limits or special qualifications, allowing a range of tenants to rent them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

And old rent-stabilized properties are getting torn down for development projects, shrinking the number available.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

Now 31 at the helm of a financial-services firm, Rugen is in the pool of wealthy rent-stabilized tenants that New Yorkers whisper about as urban legend.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

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