Rent Stabilized Units Notice: Local Law 86 of 2025
If your building has even one rent stabilized apartment, there's a sign you now need in the lobby. It's the newest addition to HPD's required list, and HPD started enforcing it in January 2026.
The quick answer
In short: Under Local Law 86 of 2025 (HMC Section 27-2104(b)), any multiple dwelling with one or more rent stabilized units must post a notice in a common area, in English and Spanish, saying the building has rent stabilized units and explaining how tenants can check their status with DHCR. HPD began enforcing it on January 26, 2026.
What the notice says
HPD provides the exact notice on its Required Signage page. It includes:
- 1The statementThat the building contains units subject to the Rent Stabilization Law of 1969.
- 2Building address and registration numberThe same HPD number that's on your registration number sign.
- 3How to check a unitContact the state Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR) at 718-264-3800 or hcr.ny.gov.
- 4Owner dutiesThat owners file an annual registration with DHCR, and can face penalties if they don't.
We print the rent stabilized notice in English and Spanish with your address and registration number. Order the rent stabilized notice, $55
Who needs it
Any multiple dwelling with at least one rent stabilized apartment. That's a lot of older NYC buildings, including many with only a few stabilized units left. If you're not sure, check your DHCR registration. Buildings with no stabilized units don't need it.
Small houses count too: a 3 family house with a stabilized unit needs this notice like any big building.
Where and how to post it
A common area, usually your lobby notice wall. See our lobby placement guide.
English and Spanish are required. HPD also offers it in Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, French, Haitian Creole, Korean, Polish, Russian and Urdu.
Fill in the building address and the HPD property registration number.
Why the city added it
The law is often called the Rent Transparency Act. Many tenants simply don't know their apartment might be stabilized. The notice tells them how to check with DHCR, where they can see rent history and registration details. For owners, posting it is quick, and it's one less thing an inspector can flag.
What this looks like in practice
Say a 24 unit building in Inwood has six rent stabilized apartments left. The owner looks up the HPD registration number, orders the notice in English and Spanish, and mounts it next to the housing guide on the lobby wall. Total time: one order and ten minutes with a drill.
Tips from our shop
- Use HPD's wording.
The text is set by HPD, so don't write your own version.
- Double check the registration number.
Copy it exactly from your HPD registration.
- Add other languages.
If many tenants speak another language HPD offers, post that version too.
This notice is now part of our complete checklist.
Official sources: HPD announcement on Local Law 86, HPD Required Signage, NYS DHCR.
Quick answers
When did the rent stabilized notice become required?
Local Law 86 passed in 2025, and HPD began enforcing it on January 26, 2026.
Does the rent stabilized notice have to be in Spanish?
Yes. It must be posted in English and Spanish. Other languages are optional.
My building has only one stabilized unit. Do I need it?
Yes. The rule applies to any multiple dwelling with one or more rent stabilized units.
Not sure what your building needs?
Send us your address and number of apartments. We will tell you exactly which signs to order.
General information based on the NYC HPD Required Signage page as of November 2026. Not legal advice. HPD Signs NYC is not affiliated with the City of New York or HPD. Prices may change. Check nyc.gov/hpd for the latest rules.