Mamdani faces lawsuit over ‘unlawful’ NYC rent freeze — as landlords rip ‘abuse of power’

Source: New York Post

A coalition of New York City landlords launched a bid Wednesday to smack down Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s rent freeze — calling it a rigged “sham” that relied on “manipulated data” in a new lawsuit. The group sued the city’s Rent Guidelines Board in Staten Island Supreme Court, challenging as “unlawful” the panel’s June 25 decision to freeze rents on 1 million stabilized units for two years. They claim the nine-member board skewed its own data, ignoring a slew of economic conditions to justify a “predetermined,” “irrational result” and deliver a political victory for Mamdani — who famously campaigned on a promise to “freeze the rent.