Albany NY rent increase 2026 Albany is the MOST COMPLEX upstate NY rental market: THREE layers of tenant protection. Layer 1 — NY HSTPA 2019 (all rentals): 1-month deposit cap (Real Property Law §227-c); no non-refundable fees; 14-day deposit return (§227-e); 14-day non-payment notice (§711); late fees capped $50 or 5%; 30/60/90-day tiered termination notice. Layer 2 — Good Cause Eviction (RPL §§231-a–231-i; April 20, 2024): applies to 4+ unit buildings in Albany; 12+ month tenants protected; 14 enumerated grounds for non-renewal; rent increases above 5%+CPI-U (max 10%) trigger tenant non-renewal defense; mandatory DHCR disclosure. Layer 3 — Albany ETPA housing emergency (2021/2022): pre-1974 buildings with 6+ units subject to DHCR rent stabilization guideline (~2–4%/yr); just-cause eviction required; DHCR registration required. New York State Government (~70,000+ state workers; Capitol; ESP Corning Tower; W.A. Harriman Campus; 50 Wolf Rd; NYSDOH; NYSDEC; NY Tax & Finance; DOCCS; NYSED; State Comptroller 110 State St). Albany Medical Center (43 New Scotland Ave; Level I Trauma; only academic medical center between NYC and Montreal on I-87; ~500–600 residents/fellows; GME $58K–$85K). University at Albany UAlbany (~17,000–18,000 students; R1; Atmospheric Sciences; CEHC homeland security; Rockefeller College). GLOBALFOUNDRIES Fab 8 Malta NY (~30 mi north on I-87/Exit 12; most advanced US semiconductor foundry; CHIPS Act $1.5B Commerce + $1.6B EXIM; 3,500–4,000 workers + 1,500 expansion jobs). Albany NanoTech / SUNY Poly (257 Fuller Rd; $15B+ private R&D; IBM, Intel, Samsung). Center Square 1BR $1,200–$1,800; Pine Hills $1,100–$1,700.

Albany’s three-layer regulatory framework: an overview

No other upstate New York city has Albany’s regulatory complexity. Rochester, Buffalo, and Syracuse are governed only by NY HSTPA 2019 and the statewide Good Cause Eviction law. Albany has all of that plus a third layer: ETPA-based rent stabilization covering pre-1974 buildings with six or more units. The result is that Albany landlords may own buildings in three simultaneously applicable regulatory tiers:

• Layer 1 (all Albany rentals): NY HSTPA 2019 — statewide tenant protections: deposit cap, 14-day notice requirements, tiered termination notice, anti-retaliation, warranty of habitability.
• Layer 2 (4+ unit buildings): Good Cause Eviction (RPL §§231-a–231-i; effective April 20, 2024) — just-cause requirement for lease non-renewal; rent increase defense if increase exceeds 5%+CPI-U (max 10%); mandatory DHCR disclosure.
• Layer 3 (pre-1974 buildings with 6+ units): Albany ETPA housing emergency — DHCR annual guideline cap on rent increases (~2–4%/year); just-cause eviction required; DHCR registration required for covered buildings.

Albany landlords with a pre-1974 building of 8 units are simultaneously subject to all three layers. Landlords with a post-1974 building of 5 units are subject only to HSTPA (Layer 1). Landlords with a post-1974 building of 4+ units are subject to Layers 1 and 2. The unit-by-unit regulatory audit is the essential first step for every Albany portfolio.

Layer 1: NY HSTPA 2019 — what every Albany landlord must know

Security deposit cap (RPL §227-c)

Albany landlords may collect a security deposit of no more than one month’s rent. Non-refundable fees of any type — cleaning fees, pet fees, administrative fees, move-in fees — are prohibited. All money collected from a tenant in connection with a tenancy must be refundable, subject to legitimate deductions for damages beyond normal wear and tear or unpaid rent. Collecting 1.5 or 2 months’ rent as a deposit is unlawful under current New York law regardless of lease language. The statute overrides the lease.

Security deposit return (RPL §227-e)

The deposit must be returned within 14 calendar days after the tenant vacates and provides a forwarding address. A written itemized statement of all deductions must accompany any remainder within the same 14-day window. Failure to comply within 14 days may result in forfeiture of the landlord’s right to retain any portion of the deposit — including for documented, legitimate damages. Albany landlords managing annual turnover near UAlbany (July 31 leases) and Albany Medical Center (July 1 GME resident transitions) must build calendar-driven inspection and deposit-return workflows around this 14-day hard deadline.

Non-payment eviction notice (RPL §711)

Before commencing a non-payment eviction proceeding in Albany City Court (54 Eagle St, Albany NY 12207), Albany landlords must serve a 14-day written notice to pay or quit. The pre-HSTPA 3-day notice is no longer valid for non-payment proceedings in New York. The 14-day notice must specify the exact amount of rent due and demand payment or surrender of the premises.

Month-to-month termination notice

For terminating a month-to-month or at-will tenancy, HSTPA requires:

• 30 days’ notice for tenants who have occupied for less than 1 year
• 60 days’ notice for 1–2 year tenancies
• 90 days’ notice for tenancies of 2 or more years

These notice periods apply on top of Albany’s Good Cause Eviction protections for covered tenants — meaning a 12-month Albany tenant in a 4+ unit building is protected both by the tiered notice periods AND the Good Cause just-cause requirement for non-renewal.

Application fees, late fees, anti-retaliation, and warranty of habitability

Application fees are capped at $20 (or actual background/credit check cost if less). Late fees are capped at $50 or 5% of monthly rent, whichever is less. Anti-retaliation law (RPL §223-b) prohibits rent increases, service reductions, or eviction within 60 days of a tenant’s complaint to a government authority; violation carries a penalty of 3 months’ rent plus attorney’s fees. The warranty of habitability (RPL §235-b) is an absolute implied warranty that cannot be waived by any lease provision.

Layer 2: Good Cause Eviction (RPL §§231-a–231-i; April 20, 2024)

Good Cause Eviction is a statewide law that took effect April 20, 2024, as part of the New York State FY2025 budget. It applies to Albany buildings with 4 or more residential units (or to any landlord who owns 10 or more residential units anywhere in New York State). Covered tenants are those who have occupied the unit for 12 or more months.

The core protection: a covered Albany landlord cannot refuse to renew a lease — and cannot successfully pursue a holdover eviction for non-renewal — without establishing one of the 14 enumerated good cause grounds, which include: nonpayment of rent; material lease violation; nuisance or illegal activity; owner or immediate family member occupancy need; substantial renovation requiring vacancy; demolition; withdrawal from rental market; failure to provide required access; and other specified grounds.

The rent increase defense — Albany’s most important Good Cause application

If an Albany landlord raises rent above the Safe Harbor threshold — defined as 5% plus the local CPI-U, capped at a maximum of 10% in any 12-month period — and the tenant refuses to pay the increased rent, leading to a holdover or non-renewal proceeding, the tenant may raise the excessive rent increase as an affirmative defense to eviction in Albany City Court. This means an Albany landlord cannot simply non-renew a long-term tenant who objects to a 15% or 20% increase in a covered building: the landlord must separately establish a valid Good Cause ground for the eviction, independent of the rent dispute.

The LLC exemption trap

A natural person (individual landlord, not an entity) who owns fewer than 10 units statewide IS exempt from Good Cause. However, a single-member LLC that owns 4 or more units in the same Albany building is NOT exempt — the building-based threshold triggers Good Cause coverage regardless of LLC structure. Albany landlords operating through LLCs must count units by building AND by statewide portfolio to determine coverage.

Mandatory DHCR disclosure requirement

Good Cause Eviction requires Albany landlords to provide a DHCR-prescribed disclosure at lease commencement and at each lease renewal, informing tenants of their Good Cause rights. Failure to provide the disclosure does not void the lease but may be raised as a tenant defense in subsequent proceedings.

Layer 3: Albany ETPA housing emergency — rent stabilization for pre-1974 buildings

Albany was among the first upstate New York cities to exercise the expanded ETPA opt-in authority granted by HSTPA 2019. Albany’s City government declared a housing emergency in 2021 and 2022, finding that the citywide residential vacancy rate was below the statutory 5% threshold required to trigger ETPA coverage.

As a result, buildings meeting ALL THREE of the following criteria are subject to DHCR rent stabilization guidelines:

1. 6 or more residential units in the building;
2. Built before January 1, 1974; and
3. Located within the City of Albany.

For covered units, the allowable annual rent increase is set by DHCR (New York’s Division of Housing and Community Renewal; State Office Campus, Building 22, Albany NY; DHCR’s Office of Rent Administration also operates at Gertz Plaza, Jamaica NY). Recent annual guideline increases have approximated 2 to 4 percent, similar in magnitude to NYC Rent Guidelines Board orders for RSL-stabilized units. Albany ETPA landlords:

• Must register covered buildings with DHCR and obtain registration numbers for each unit;
• Must offer tenants stabilized renewal leases at the DHCR guideline increase (not market rate);
• Must have just cause to refuse to renew or to evict (analogous to NYC RSL just-cause requirements);
• Are subject to rent overcharge proceedings at DHCR if rents exceed the registered/guideline amount;
• Must maintain DHCR registration currency annually.

What is NOT covered by Albany ETPA

The following categories are expressly excluded from Albany ETPA coverage: buildings with 5 or fewer residential units regardless of construction date; all buildings constructed on or after January 1, 1974; owner-occupied 1- to 2-family structures where the owner resides in one unit; publicly subsidized housing (HUD project-based Section 8, LIHTC-only buildings with own rent restrictions); units that were lawfully deregulated under pre-HSTPA high-rent/high-income vacancy deregulation (most such deregulations are frozen under HSTPA and cannot be re-triggered). Landlords must audit each building individually: a 1972-vintage 8-unit Albany building IS covered; a 1975-vintage 8-unit building is NOT; a 1968-vintage 4-unit building is NOT (fewer than 6 units and therefore below the ETPA threshold).

RentCeiling and Albany ETPA-covered units

RentCeiling is directly useful for Albany landlords with ETPA-covered buildings. Unlike Rochester or Buffalo — where there is no rent ceiling to calculate — Albany ETPA-covered units have an actual legal maximum annual increase set by DHCR. RentCeiling calculates that ceiling for your specific unit, generates the compliant tenant renewal notice with the correct statutory language and DHCR registration number references, and logs the compliance trail for potential overcharge proceedings. One wrongly calculated ETPA increase can result in a DHCR overcharge finding, disgorgement of excess rents collected, interest penalties, and treble damages in willful overcharge cases.

New York State Government: the employment anchor that defines Albany

The New York State government is the single largest employer in Albany and the defining structural feature of the Albany rental market. Approximately 70,000 or more state workers are employed within the Albany area, concentrated at several major state campuses:

• New York State Capitol (State St, Albany NY 12224) — Legislature and Governor’s Executive Chamber;
• Empire State Plaza (ESP) / Corning Tower — NY Department of Health (NYSDOH), Office of General Services (OGS), Workers’ Compensation Board, and approximately a dozen other agencies;
• W.A. Harriman Campus (Western Ave, Albany NY 12226) — NY Department of Taxation and Finance, NY Department of Labor, SUNY System Administration, and dozens of other agencies;
• 50 Wolf Road, Colonie — NY Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) headquarters;
• 625 Broadway, Albany — NY Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC);
• 1220 Washington Ave, Albany — DOCCS (Department of Corrections and Community Supervision);
• 89 Washington Ave, Albany — NY State Education Department (NYSED);
• 110 State St, Albany — Office of the NY State Comptroller (OSC);
• Office of Court Administration (OCA) — statewide court system headquarters in Albany;
• NY Attorney General — major Albany presence (primary NYC office at 28 Liberty St, but significant Albany operational presence).

State worker salaries span a wide range under the NY Civil Service system: Grade 6 entry positions (CS-1 equivalent) start at approximately $40,000–$45,000; Grade 18–25 professional positions earn $65,000–$100,000; M/C (Management/Confidential) senior officials earn $90,000–$120,000+. CSEA (Civil Service Employees Association) and PEF (Public Employees Federation) contracts provide regular step increases and cost-of-living adjustments negotiated multi-year. Law enforcement and corrections (NYSCOPBA and PBA) earn $60,000–$110,000+ with overtime.

The counter-cyclical nature of state government employment makes Albany’s rental market uniquely recession-proof among upstate New York cities. State government does not downsize during recessions; indeed, state employment often expands as federal stimulus and safety-net spending flow through state agencies during economic downturns. This creates a structural demand floor that prevents Albany from experiencing the vacancy spikes that have affected post-industrial cities like Detroit or certain western New York cities during recessionary periods.

State workers overwhelmingly prefer to rent near their workplaces. The result is that the neighborhoods most proximate to the Capitol complex — Center Square (immediately south of the Capitol, anchored by Lark Street), downtown Albany, and the Madison Ave corridor through Pine Hills — command rents meaningfully above comparable units in outlying Albany neighborhoods.

Albany Medical Center (AMC): the Capital Region’s only Level I Trauma Center

Albany Medical Center (43 New Scotland Ave, Albany NY 12208; (518) 262-3125) is the only academic medical center and Level I Trauma Center between New York City and Montreal along the I-87 corridor. Founded in 1839, Albany Medical College is one of the oldest allopathic medical schools in the United States. AMC’s health network — encompassing Albany Medical College, Albany Medical Center Hospital, and Albany Memorial Hospital — employs approximately 6,000–8,000 total workers. AMC is nationally recognized in neurology and neurosurgery, and its stroke and trauma programs serve the entire Capital Region.

Albany Medical Center trains approximately 500–600 medical residents and fellows annually across its Graduate Medical Education (GME) programs. GME stipends range from approximately $58,000–$85,000 per year depending on residency year and specialty. Medical residents are the defining short-term rental demand segment in the New Scotland Ave / Delaware Ave / Pine Hills corridor directly west of the AMC campus. July 1 GME transition dates create annual turnover spikes in this submarket, as incoming intern classes seek 1BR and studio apartments within walking or biking distance of the hospital.

University at Albany (UAlbany / SUNY Albany)

The University at Albany (1400 Washington Ave, Albany NY 12222; (518) 442-3300) is the flagship research campus of the State University of New York (SUNY) system. Founded in 1844 as the New York State Normal School, UAlbany is now an R1 doctoral research university enrolling approximately 17,000–18,000 students. The university’s faculty and staff total approximately 3,500–4,000 employees. Notable academic programs and facilities include:

• Department of Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences — nationally ranked; UAlbany researchers contributed to the development of NEXRAD Doppler radar weather prediction technology used nationwide and to La Niña/El Niño forecasting models;
• College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity (CEHC) — a unique nationally; trains homeland security professionals for state and federal agencies including FEMA, DHS, and NYS Division of Homeland Security;
• Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy — top-ranked public administration and policy program; significant source of state government workers-in-training;
• SUNY System Administration — headquartered on Western Ave near UAlbany campus; ~1,000 administrative employees.

UAlbany’s students are concentrated in the University Heights and Pine Hills neighborhoods adjacent to the Washington Ave campus. Leases in these submarkets follow the academic calendar, with heavy August and May/June turnover. Many UAlbany off-campus buildings are older stock that may fall within the pre-1974, 6+ unit ETPA coverage criteria — landlords in the University Heights corridor should audit their buildings carefully.

GLOBALFOUNDRIES Fab 8: the semiconductor engine driving Albany-Saratoga growth

GLOBALFOUNDRIES Fab 8 (400 Stonebreak Rd Extension, Malta NY 12020; I-87/Exit 12; approximately 30 miles north of Albany) is, as of 2026, the most advanced semiconductor foundry in the United States. Fab 8 currently operates 12nm FinFET and 22FDX FD-SOI process nodes serving aerospace, automotive, defense, and communications chip markets. Under the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022, GLOBALFOUNDRIES received a $1.5 billion Commerce Department direct grant plus a $1.6 billion EXIM Bank loan for Fab 8 expansion — the largest semiconductor manufacturing investment in upstate New York history.

Fab 8 currently employs approximately 3,500–4,000 engineers, technicians, clean-room operators, and facilities workers, with the CHIPS Act expansion expected to add 1,500 or more additional high-wage manufacturing jobs. Average compensation for Fab 8 technical workers ranges from approximately $80,000–$130,000+ for process engineers and equipment engineers. Semiconductor manufacturing workforce members tend to prefer northern Albany suburbs — Colonie, Latham, Clifton Park, Halfmoon — for their proximity to Malta via I-87, but a significant Fab 8 workforce contingent lives in Albany proper and commutes north. GLOBALFOUNDRIES is the most significant long-term economic driver for the Albany–Saratoga I-87 corridor since the Hudson Valley semiconductor cluster emerged in the 2010s.

Albany NanoTech / SUNY Polytechnic Institute

Albany NanoTech / SUNY Polytechnic Institute (257 Fuller Rd, Albany NY 12203 — College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) campus, rebranded as SUNY Poly Albany) is the birthplace of the public-private semiconductor R&D model. Since 2000, the Fuller Rd campus has attracted an estimated $15+ billion in cumulative private industry R&D investment. Companies including IBM, Intel, Samsung, Tokyo Electron (TEL), Applied Materials, Lam Research, and Entegris maintain chip R&D partnerships and dedicated research facilities on or adjacent to the Albany NanoTech campus. Total campus employment is approximately 2,500–3,500 researchers and industry employees. CNSE (now SUNY Poly) pioneered the model of collocating private semiconductor R&D with public university infrastructure — a model later adopted by Arizona State University (via Intel MOU), Purdue (via SkyWater), and other states. NanoTech researchers predominantly rent in Albany’s Pine Hills and Center Square neighborhoods.

MVP Health Care and Albany County government

MVP Health Care (625 State St, Albany NY 12207) is a regional non-profit health insurer covering New York and Vermont, with approximately 2,500–3,000 Albany-area employees and $3 billion or more in annual premiums. MVP maintains a major downtown Albany office presence and is one of the largest private-sector employers in the downtown core. Albany City and Albany County government collectively employ approximately 3,000–4,000 city workers (Albany Police, Albany Fire, Department of Public Works, Albany City School District) and approximately 2,500 Albany County employees — a supplemental public-sector employment base that adds stability to Albany’s already government-dominated economy.

Albany rental submarkets at a glance (2026)

Submarket	Primary demand driver	1BR range	Notes
Center Square / Lark Street	State workers; Capitol complex staff; LGBT community; young professionals	$1,200–$1,800	Historic townhouses; walkable to Capitol/ESP; state worker premium; highest-demand Albany submarket
Pine Hills / Madison Ave	Grad students; AMC residents; UAlbany faculty; professionals	$1,100–$1,700	Near Albany Med + UAlbany; diverse housing stock; many pre-1974 buildings (potential ETPA coverage)
University Heights / Western Ave	UAlbany undergrad and grad students; SUNY Poly researchers	$1,000–$1,500	Adjacent to UAlbany main campus; heavy July leases; academic calendar turnover; older stock
New Scotland Ave / Delaware Ave	AMC residents/fellows; hospital workers; healthcare professionals	$1,100–$1,600	Albany Medical district; July 1 GME transition spike; walkable to 43 New Scotland Ave campus
Arbor Hill / West Hill	Working-class families; city employees; affordable-income tenants	$850–$1,200	North Albany; affordable; some historic Victorian stock; ETPA potentially applies to older larger buildings
Colonie / Latham	GLOBALFOUNDRIES Fab 8 commuters; airport workers; suburban families	$1,100–$1,500	North suburban Albany County; Albany International Airport; newer construction; I-87 access
Troy / North Greenbush	RPI students; Russell Sage; Rensselaer County workers	$1,000–$1,400	Rensselaer County (separate jurisdiction from Albany city; Albany ETPA does NOT apply to Troy); slightly lower rents
Schenectady / GE Corridor	GE legacy workers; Union College students; Mohawk Valley commuters	$850–$1,200	Schenectady County; 45 min west of Albany; GE heritage; most affordable Capital Region submarket

Albany vs. other upstate New York cities: rent and regulation comparison (2026)

City / Metro	Population	1BR range (city)	Signature submarket	Regulatory framework
Albany (Albany County)	~100K city / ~900K MSA	$1,000–$1,500	Center Square $1,200–$1,800; state gov’t premium	HSTPA 2019 + Good Cause Eviction (4+ units) + ETPA stabilization (pre-1974 6+ units) — most complex upstate NY
Syracuse (Onondaga County)	~148K city	$750–$1,100	University Hill / Armory Square $850–$1,300	HSTPA 2019 + Good Cause Eviction only; no ETPA declaration
Rochester (Monroe County)	~210K city / ~1.1M MSA	$800–$1,200	South Wedge / Park Ave $850–$1,400	HSTPA 2019 + Good Cause Eviction only; no ETPA declaration
Buffalo (Erie County)	~280K city / ~1.2M MSA	$750–$1,150	Elmwood Village $850–$1,350	HSTPA 2019 + Good Cause Eviction only; no ETPA declaration
Ithaca (Tompkins County)	~32K city	$1,200–$2,000+	Cornell / Collegetown: highest upstate micro-market	HSTPA 2019 + Good Cause Eviction; no ETPA declaration
New York City (Manhattan)	8.3M city	$3,500–$4,500+ market-rate; RSL at 40–60% of market	RSL-stabilized units citywide	NYC RSL + HSTPA 2019; comprehensive rent stabilization under Rent Guidelines Board
White Plains / Yonkers (Westchester)	~130K White Plains MSA	$1,800–$2,800	Westchester commuter premium	ETPA jurisdiction (Westchester opted into ETPA pre-HSTPA); HSTPA + Good Cause

10-step Albany landlord compliance checklist (all three regulatory layers, 2026)

1. Identify which regulatory tier applies to each unit. For each Albany building, determine: (a) Is it pre-1974 with 6+ units? — ETPA stabilization applies (all three layers); (b) Does it have 4+ units or do you own 10+ statewide? — Good Cause Eviction applies (Layers 1 and 2); (c) All others — HSTPA only (Layer 1). This audit must be unit-specific, not building-average.
2. Register pre-1974, 6+ unit Albany buildings with DHCR. Albany ETPA-covered buildings must be registered with DHCR’s Office of Rent Administration. Each unit receives a DHCR registration number. Operating a covered building without registration exposes the landlord to overcharge liability and inability to collect rent increases above the base rent.
3. For ETPA-covered units: do not exceed the DHCR annual guideline increase. Check the current DHCR guideline for the applicable year before issuing any renewal notice to ETPA-covered tenants. The guideline applies per unit per year and cannot be carried forward or banked without DHCR approval. RentCeiling calculates this ceiling and generates the compliant renewal notice.
4. For 4+ unit buildings: provide the mandatory DHCR Good Cause Eviction disclosure. RPL §231-i requires the disclosure at lease commencement and at each renewal. Use the DHCR-prescribed form. File a copy in the tenant’s lease file.
5. For 4+ unit buildings raising rent above 5%+CPI-U (max 10%): document valid Good Cause grounds or accept tenancy continuation. If your proposed increase exceeds the Safe Harbor threshold, be prepared to establish a separate Good Cause ground for non-renewal if the tenant objects. Absent a documented ground, the tenant may raise the excessive increase as an affirmative defense to any holdover proceeding in Albany City Court.
6. Cap the security deposit at one month’s rent (RPL §227-c). No non-refundable fees of any type. All money collected from the tenant must be refundable. For ETPA-covered units, the deposit ceiling is one month of the DHCR-registered stabilized rent.
7. Hold deposits in a segregated account; for 6+ unit buildings, use an interest-bearing account. Interest accrues for the tenant’s benefit (minus 1% administrative fee the landlord may retain). Pay accumulated interest annually or at lease termination. ETPA-covered buildings are almost always 6+ units and therefore always require interest-bearing deposit accounts.
8. Return the deposit within 14 days (RPL §227-e). Calendar days. Include a written itemized statement for any deductions. Late return risks forfeiture of all deduction rights. For Albany Medical Center area landlords managing July 1 GME turnover and UAlbany landlords managing May 31/July 31 academic turnover, calendar-driven inspection and mailing workflows are essential.
9. Use the 14-day non-payment notice (RPL §711). The old 3-day notice is invalid for non-payment proceedings in New York. Serve a properly formatted written 14-day notice to pay or quit. For ETPA-covered units, ensure the rent being demanded is the lawful DHCR-registered stabilized rent, not an overcharge amount — demanding an over-guideline amount in a notice can be fatal to the proceeding.
10. Comply with the tiered month-to-month termination notice: 30/60/90 days by tenancy duration. For ETPA-covered units, termination also requires a just-cause ground; the tiered notice periods apply in addition to, not instead of, the ETPA just-cause requirement. File all non-payment proceedings with Albany City Court (54 Eagle St, Albany NY 12207; (518) 453-4640) for properties within city limits; ETPA overcharge complaints go to DHCR (State Office Campus, Building 22, Albany NY).

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