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OPPORTUNITY. Community Renewal

ANDREW M. CUOMO JAMES S. RUBIN
Governor Commissioner/CEO

December 19, 2016

Marcelo Rochabrun

ProPublica

155 Avenue of the Americas, 13lh Floor
New York, NY 10013


Re: FOIL Reference 092016-0141
Dear Mr. Rochabrun:

Please accept this letter as a response to your September 8, 2016 Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) request for
access to:

1. Records showing the number of rent-stabilized units in New York State that have preferential rents.
Please provide historical data from 1992 to the present.

2. Records showing average preferential rents, compared to average legal rents in New York State.
Please provide historical data from 1992 to the present.

Attached please ?nd a chart containing data responsive to your request.

You have a right to appeal the decision of this request within thirty (30) days of the date the FOIL was issued by
writing to:

FOIL Appeals Of?cer
New York State Homes and Community Renewal
Linda Manley, Appeals Of?cer
641 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10022

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YEAR NYS TOTAL NYS TOTAL NYS TOTAL
REGISTERED RENT STABILIZED REGISTERED RENT STABILIZED REGISTERED RENT
APTS. AVERAGE APTS. WITH PREFERENTIAL STABILIZED APTS. AVERAGE
LEGAL REGISTERED RENT RENT PREFERENTIAL
RENT

1992 $602.45 13 N0 RECORD
1993 N0 
1994 13' TRECORD 
1995 $656.20" NO RECORD
1996 $675.19 11 NO .
1997 $704.36 11 NO RECORD 
1993 -12. -130 i
1999 $753.55 27 N0 RECORD .
2000 62 NO RECORD 1
2001 $323.16 74,399 1
2002 NO RECORD 3
2003 $917.73 109,009 
2004 $970.53" NO RECORD 'i
2005 $1,021.63 139,360 NO RECORD 
2006 $1,073.05 153,433 N0 RECORD ?i
2007 $1,123.99 ?l66,49l_ NO RECORD 
2003 $1,190.30 172,229 NO RECORD 
2009 $1,252.36 - 1?32,397' NO RECORD 
2010 $1,326.13 209,311 $1,403.53 
2011 $1,394.01 57,131 $1,441.99 
2012 $1,470.93 246,353 $1,533.19 "g
2013 $1,543.99 $1,593.22 
2014 $1,634.74 263,376 $1,674.92 i
2015 $1,714.92 266,279 $1,736.15 I