"Rent-stabilized apartments do not lose that status just because they've been sold. You and your neighbors can request the rent histories of your units from the state Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR) as a first step to determining whether they are in fact rent-stabilized."
"When a unit is not rent-stabilized, the burden is on the owner to show that an apartment is properly deregulated, said Michelle Itkowitz, a lawyer in Brooklyn and host of the Tenant Law podcast."
"You're correct that the old owner should have transferred relevant tenant documents to the new owner. Regardless of why that didn't happen, requesting the lease and other relevant documents is a way to ensure that the landlord has all of the information that you do."
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