Rent Stabilization/Control

Office of Rent Administration

This year all Annual Rent Registrations and most Maximum Base Rent applications must be submitted through the Owner Rent Regulation Applications system. If you previously used Annual Rent Registration Online (ARRO), your User ID will not change. To request access to the Owner Rent Regulation Application system, email PSU@nyshcr.org and include your full name, company name (if applicable), mailing address and phone number. A User ID will be emailed to you.
Filing Dates and MBR Effective Dates

For an MBR Order Effective January 1, 2014:

Violation Certification (Form VC), if required, must be filed no later than June 30, 2013; and
Operation and Maintenance and Essential Services Certification (OMESC) must be filed no later than October 3, 2013.
To expedite your application, it is advisable to file the OMESC form with the Vioaltion Certification by June 30, 2013.
For technical assistance in completing the online MBR application please email mbrinfo@nyshcr.org or leave a voicemail at 718-262-4912. Please indicate if you need to schedule an appointment at our borough office in Queens to file online on our public computer.

In May, issued 39 Rent Overcharge Orders establishing legal rents and directing refunds in excess of $68,000, 76 Decrease in Services Orders directing that repairs be made and rents lowered until such time that repairs are made and 88 Major Capital Improvement Orders for items valued in excess of $14,890,000.
Rent Stabilized Apartments - Increases for Vacancy and Renewal Leases
October 1, 2012 - September 30, 2013