Sherwin Belkin Quoted in The City on Four-Year Rent Stabilized Rent Freezes
Sherwin Belkin, founding partner of Belkin Burden Goldman LLP, was quoted in Greg David’s article in The City, which addresses the mayor’s promise of a rent freeze on rent stabilized apartments.
In the article, Belkin explained that the Rent Guidelines Board is legally obligated to gather and analyze empirical data before determining rent increases for rent stabilized leases. He noted that committing to a rent freeze before any such data has been collected or reviewed raises legal concerns and suggests a decision driven by politics rather than the statutory process.
