| If you are looking for an apartment in the New York | | | | in that they will not get kicked out, and the rent will |
| City area, you should consider going through a real | | | | not change even if the neighborhood real estate |
| estate agency. In New York City, in most cases, to | | | | values soar. If this happens, the city regulates rent |
| get a rent controlled apartment, you would have to | | | | increases. |
| have lived there before July 1971. Once a rent | | | | The Hecht Group is an agency that can help you find |
| controlled apartment becomes vacant, the rent will | | | | a rent controlled apartment. They offer a 100% |
| usually be stabilized or removed from regulation. | | | | guarantee and specialize in the Manhattan area. They |
| There are many very nice, rent stabilized apartments, | | | | renew list openings daily since most of the |
| but they can only be found through an agency. | | | | apartments they have usually go within a couple of |
| Generally, the rent stabilized apartments are pretty | | | | days. |
| near the market rate, but the tenant gets protection | | | | |