Mamdani faces lawsuit over ‘unlawful’ NYC rent freeze — as landlords rip ‘abuse of power’
A coalition of New York City landlords has filed a lawsuit against Mayor Zohran Mamdani's rent freeze, calling it a rigged sham that relied on manipulated data. The lawsuit challenges the city's Rent Guidelines Board's decision to freeze rents on 1 million stabilized units for two years. The landlords claim that the board's decision was predetermined and ignored economic conditions to justify a political victory for Mamdani.
- ▪The lawsuit was filed by a coalition of NYC landlords who own over 100 rent-stabilized units.
- ▪The Rent Guidelines Board's June 25 decision to freeze rents is being challenged as unlawful.
- ▪The landlords claim that Mayor Mamdani stacked the independent board with loyalist tenant activists to achieve a predetermined outcome.
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Metro Mamdani faces lawsuit over ‘unlawful’ NYC rent freeze — as landlords rip ‘abuse of power’ By Peter Senzamici and Craig McCarthy Published July 22, 2026, 3:28 p.m. ET (function() { var overlay = document.getElementById("nyp-player-lcp-overlay"); if (!overlay) { return; } function hideOverlay() { overlay.remove(); } function afterDCL() { requestAnimationFrame(hideOverlay); } if (document.readyState === "loading") { document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", afterDCL, { once: true }); } else { afterDCL(); } })(); See more of our coverage in your search results.
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