The law allows landlords to do work in rent-stabilized units, and consequently to raise the rent, but in your case it's unlikely that the rent increase would follow.
Without that state approval, the landlord cannot increase your rent unless you give written consent. The tenant does not have to sign off on an increase for improvements done to their apartment, said Jennifer Rozen, a tenant lawyer in Manhattan.
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