RENT JUSTICE AS A RACIAL JUSTICE ISSUE

Rent regulation is the most common type of housing for Black and Latinx New Yorkers
100%
90% Rent-regulated
Rent-regulated Rent-regulated
Rent-regulated
80% Rent-regulated
Subsidized Subsidized
70%
Subsidized
60% Subsidized
Unregulated Unregulated
50% Subsidized
Unregulated
40% Unregulated
30% Unregulated
20% Owner Owner
Owner Owner
10% Owner
0%
White Black Latino Asian All New Yorkers

Gentrification is accelerating rent Rent regulation houses more low-

increases in Black, Latinx, and Asian income New Yorkers than all public
neighborhoods and subsidized housing put together
300,000

275,000

250,000

225,000 Voucher
119,000
200,000

175,000
Rent-
150,000 regulated
125,000 290,000
Public
100,000
housing
75,000 128,000

50,000

25,000 HUD
M-L
0

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housing-in-new-york-city
Rent Regulation in New York City

NEW YORKERS OVERWHELMINGLY SUPPORT

STRENGTHENING RENT REGULATION
Q: Do you favor or oppose stronger rent laws to keep more apartments rent-stabilized, or are you not sure?

Support for strengthening the rent laws is high, across housing types (2018)
90%
82%
80%
68% 72% 70%
70%
63%
60%

50%

40%

30%

20% 14%
9%
10% 5% 5% 3%
0%
Homeowners Public Housing Subsidized Unregulated Regulated

Favor Oppose

Source: 2018 Unheard Third Survey

New Yorkers understand the importance of rent regulation, whether or not they
benefit from it directly. In addition to regulated tenants, the overwhealming majority of
homeowners, public housing residents, subsidized and unregulated tenants support
strengthening the rent laws.

In 2019, we have the momentum to strengthen rent regulation in New York.

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