So I'm going to go through each one of them. Freezing the rent for rent stabilized tenants is something that the previous administration did three times. It's something The city has the power to do [freeze the rent] through the Rent Guidelines Board, a board composed of nine members, all of whom are appointed by the Mayor. The this mayor has raised the rent 9%, is looking to raise it up to an additional 8%. I would freeze it for those more than 2 million New Yorkers for how Long, I would freeze it for four years. (05:52–05:58)
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Asserts that the city can freeze rent through the Rent Guidelines Board, appointed by the Mayor.
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