NYC Rent Guidelines Board increases by year
Every NYC Rent Guidelines Board apartment order, #1 (1968) to #58 (2026): one- and two-year rent-stabilized lease increases, split years and past freezes.
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The NYC Rent Guidelines Board (RGB) has issued 58 apartment orders since 1968, and each one sets the maximum increase for rent-stabilized leases that start during its guideline year. The latest, Order #58, sets 0% for both one- and two-year leases starting October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027; the year before, Order #57, allowed 3% and 4.5%.
The full table below lets you look up the increase that applied to any past lease. Find the row whose period contains your lease start date, then read the column for the lease length you signed.
At a glance
- Current order
- #58: 0% / 0%
- Leases starting Oct 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2027
- Prior order
- #57: 3% / 4.5%
- Leases starting Oct 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2026
- 0% one-year leases
- Orders #47, #48, #52, #58
- Plus 0% for the first 6 months under #53
- Highest one-year guideline
- 11% (Order #12, 1980-81)
- Heat-included rate
Source: NYC Rent Guidelines Board, Apartment Orders #17–#58 · data as of 2026-10-12
How to use this table
- 1
Find your lease start date
Use the date the lease term begins, not the date you signed it. That date decides which order applies. - 2
Find the matching row
Since October 1981 every guideline year has run from October 1 to September 30. - 3
Pick your lease length
Any lease up to one year counts as a one-year lease. Over one year and up to two years counts as a two-year lease. - 4
Apply it to the right base rent
The guideline is applied to the legal rent, or to your preferential rent if you have one. The renewal calculator does the math.
Every RGB apartment order, #1 to #58
| Order | Leases starting | 1-year lease | 2-year lease | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #58 | 10/1/26 – 9/30/27 | 0% | 0% | First freeze on both terms |
| #57 | 10/1/25 – 9/30/26 | 3% | 4.5% | |
| #56 | 10/1/24 – 9/30/25 | 2.75% | 5.25% | |
| #55 | 10/1/23 – 9/30/24 | 3% | 2.75% yr 1, then 3.2% yr 2 | Year-2 increase is on the year-1 rent |
| #54 | 10/1/22 – 9/30/23 | 3.25% | 5% | |
| #53 | 10/1/21 – 9/30/22 | 0% first 6 months, 1.5% last 6 months | 2.5% | |
| #52 | 10/1/20 – 9/30/21 | 0% | 0% yr 1, 1% yr 2 | |
| #51 | 10/1/19 – 9/30/20 | 1.5% | 2.5% | First order after the 2019 rent law |
| #50 | 10/1/18 – 9/30/19 | 1.5% | 2.5% | |
| #49 | 10/1/17 – 9/30/18 | 1.25% | 2% | |
| #48 | 10/1/16 – 9/30/17 | 0% | 2% | |
| #47 | 10/1/15 – 9/30/16 | 0% | 2% | |
| #46 | 10/1/14 – 9/30/15 | 1% | 2.75% | |
| #45 | 10/1/13 – 9/30/14 | 4% | 7.75% | |
| #44 | 10/1/12 – 9/30/13 | 2% or $20 | 4% or $40 | Whichever is greater |
| #43 | 10/1/11 – 9/30/12 | 3.75% | 7.25% | |
| #42 | 10/1/10 – 9/30/11 | 2.25% | 4.5% | |
| #41 | 10/1/09 – 9/30/10 | 3% (2.5%) | 6% (5%) | Lower rate if tenant pays heat; minimums for old vacancy leases |
| #40 | 10/1/08 – 9/30/09 | 4.5% (4%) | 8.5% (8%) | Lower rate if tenant pays heat; minimums for old vacancy leases |
| #39 | 10/1/07 – 9/30/08 | 3% | 5.75% | |
| #38 | 10/1/06 – 9/30/07 | 4.25% (3.75%) | 7.25% (6.75%) | Lower rate if tenant pays heat |
| #37 | 10/1/05 – 9/30/06 | 2.75% (2.25%) | 5.5% (4.5%) | Lower rate if tenant pays heat |
| #36 | 10/1/04 – 9/30/05 | 3.5% (3%) | 6.5% (6%) | Lower rate if tenant pays heat |
| #35 | 10/1/03 – 9/30/04 | 4.5% | 7.5% | |
| #34 | 10/1/02 – 9/30/03 | 2% | 4% | |
| #33 | 10/1/01 – 9/30/02 | 4% | 6% | |
| #32 | 10/1/00 – 9/30/01 | 4% | 6% | $15 add-on for rents of $500 or less |
| #31 | 10/1/99 – 9/30/00 | 2% | 4% | $15 add-on for rents of $500 or less |
| #30 | 10/1/98 – 9/30/99 | 2% | 4% | $15 add-on for low rents (cap applies) |
| #29 | 10/1/97 – 9/30/98 | 2% | 4% | $15 add-on for low rents (cap applies) |
| #28 | 10/1/96 – 9/30/97 | 5% | 7% | $20 add-on for rents of $400 or less |
| #27 | 10/1/95 – 9/30/96 | 2% | 4% | $20 add-on for rents of $400 or less |
| #26 | 10/1/94 – 9/30/95 | 2% | 4% | $15 add-on for some rents under $400 |
| #25 | 10/1/93 – 9/30/94 | 3% | 5% | |
| #24 | 10/1/92 – 9/30/93 | 3% | 5% | |
| #23 | 10/1/91 – 9/30/92 | 4% | 6.5% | |
| #22 | 10/1/90 – 9/30/91 | 4.5% | 7% | |
| #21 | 10/1/89 – 9/30/90 | 5.5% | 9% | $5 add-on for rents under $325 (caps apply) |
| #20 | 10/1/88 – 9/30/89 | 6% | 9% | $5 add-on for rents under $325 (caps apply) |
| #19 | 10/1/87 – 9/30/88 | 3% | 6.5% | $10 add-on for rents under $325 (caps apply) |
| #18 | 10/1/86 – 9/30/87 | 6% | 9% | $15 add-on for rents under $350 (caps apply) |
| #17 | 10/1/85 – 9/30/86 | 4% | 6.5% | $15 add-on for rents under $300 (caps apply) |
| #16 | 10/1/84 – 9/30/85 | 6% | 9% | $10 add-on for rents under $250 (caps apply); three-year leases no longer required from 10/1/83 |
| #15 | 10/1/83 – 9/30/84 | 4% | 7% | 3-year lease: 10%; $10 add-on for rents under $200 (caps apply) |
| #14 | 10/1/82 – 9/30/83 | 4% | 7% | 3-year lease: 10% |
| #13 | 10/1/81 – 9/30/82 | 10% (6.5%) | 13% (9.5%) | 3-year: 16% (12.5%); lower rate if tenant pays heat |
| #12, 12a | 7/1/80 – 9/30/81 | 11% (5%) | 14% (7%) | 15-month period; 3-year: 17% (9%) |
| #11 | 7/1/79 – 6/30/80 | 8.5% | 12% | 3-year: 15%; $8/month fuel surcharge |
| #10, 10a | 7/1/78 – 6/30/79 | 4.5% | 6.5% | 3-year: 8.5%; later fuel adjustments (#10b–e) |
| #9 | 7/1/77 – 6/30/78 | 6.5% | 8.5% | 3-year: 11.5% |
| #8 | 7/1/76 – 6/30/77 | 6.5% | 8% | 3-year: 11% |
| #7 | 7/1/75 – 6/30/76 | 7.5% | 9.5% | 3-year: 12.5% |
| #6 | 7/1/74 – 6/30/75 | 8.5% | 10.5% | 3-year: 12% |
| #5 | 7/1/73 – 6/30/74 | 6.5% | 8.5% | 3-year: 10.5% |
| #4 | 7/1/72 – 6/30/73 | 6% | 8% | 3-year: 10%; plus 0.5% stabilizer |
| #3 | 7/1/71 – 6/30/72 | 7% | 9% | 3-year: 12%; plus 1% stabilizer |
| #2 | 7/1/70 – 6/30/71 | 6% | 8% | 3-year: 11%; plus 1% stabilizer |
| #1 | 7/1/68 – 6/30/70 | 10% | 10% | 3-year: 15% |
Figures in parentheses are the lower rates that applied when the tenant paid for heat. Until October 1983 owners also had to offer three-year leases, so those orders list a three-year rate in the notes. The RGB says its chart summarizes the orders and is not a substitute for the full text, which is on the RGB website.
Split years and odd rules
Two-step two-year leases
Order #52 (2020-21) froze the first year of a two-year lease and allowed 1% in the second year. Order #55 (2023-24) allowed 2.75% in year one and 3.2% in year two, with the year-two increase calculated on the rent charged in year one. If you signed one of these, your rent was supposed to change partway through the lease.
Order #53’s half-year freeze
One-year leases starting between October 1, 2021 and September 30, 2022 had 0% for the first six months and 1.5% for the last six. Two-year leases that year had a flat 2.5%.
Minimum dollar increases
Order #44 (2012-13) let owners charge 2% or $20 on a one-year lease, whichever was greater (4% or $40 on two years). Orders #40 and #41 set minimum increases where the last vacancy lease was six or more years old. Many 1980s and 1990s orders added a flat dollar amount for very low rents. Those rules matter if you are reconstructing an old rent history.
Past rent freezes
One-year leases have had a 0% guideline four times: Order #47 (2015-16), Order #48 (2016-17), Order #52 (2020-21) and Order #58 (2026-27), plus the first six months under Order #53. Order #58 is the first order to freeze both one- and two-year leases in full. For what the current freeze means for your lease, see the 2026 rent freeze guide.
What changed in 2019
Through Order #28 (1996-97), the RGB set its own vacancy allowance for new tenancies. From 1997 to 2019 the chart shows no RGB vacancy allowance except as provided by state law. The RGB chart notes that the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019 does not permit a separate vacancy allowance, and that the one- and two-year guidelines now also apply to vacant apartments re-rented during an order’s term, with no more than one guideline adjustment per guideline year.
Re-checked 2026-10-12: every row and every chart value re-compared with the RGB summary chart of Apartment Orders #1-#58 (PDF downloaded and text-extracted) and cross-checked against the Order #57 and #58 web pages. Orders with separate heat-included / tenant-pays-heat rates show the owner-provides-heat rate first. The chart plots only orders with a single headline rate; split-rate cells are left blank rather than averaged. Minimum-dollar and low-rent add-ons are summarized, not reproduced in full; the RGB says its chart is not a substitute for the full orders. Fixes: added the low-rent add-ons for Orders #15 and #16; rewrote the 2019 vacancy-allowance paragraph to match the chart (RGB vacancy allowances ended after Order #28; statutory allowance ended by HSTPA) and removed an unsupported claim about post-2019 rent growth. Order #57/#58 web pages and the orders index page opened and confirmed.
Sources
- Rent Guidelines Board Apartment Orders #1 through #58 (summary chart) · NYC Rent Guidelines Board (accessed October 12, 2026)
- Apartment/loft orders and explanatory statements · NYC Rent Guidelines Board (accessed October 12, 2026)
- Apartment/Loft Order #58 (2026-27) · NYC Rent Guidelines Board (accessed October 12, 2026)
- Apartment/Loft Order #57 (2025-26) · NYC Rent Guidelines Board (accessed October 12, 2026)
- FAQs: Rent increases · NYC Rent Guidelines Board (accessed October 12, 2026)
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