Does the guideline apply to all tenants?
The guideline does not apply to the following types of housing if no one lived there on or before November 15, 2018:
- a building,
- a new addition to a building,
- a land lease community, or
- a mobile home park.
And the guideline does not apply to a self-contained apartment in a house that was created after November 15, 2018. But this is true only if the house had no more than 2 units before that date, and either:
- the owner lived in another unit in the house at the time the apartment was first lived in, or
- the apartment was created in what had been an unfinished, like a basement or attic.
In these units, the landlord can increase the rent by any amount they choose. But the 12-month and 90-day rules still apply.
The guideline also does not apply to co-op housing or many types of subsidized housing.
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