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I’ve owned a 4 unit building for the past 15 years in the Slope. The tenants on the top floor, who pay $240.39 a month for a six room 1300 square foot apartment are, obviously, rent controlled. I’ve had one frustration after another dealing with the situation. The latest, is that the NYCDHCR had a “Fact Sheet” for landlords saying there was no time limit for filing for MCI rent increases. Guess what, after putting $50,000 into MCIs I find out the “Fact Sheet” is wrong and I cannot get a one penny increase because I missed the deadline. Anyhow, are there other landlords out there with rent control/stabilzed tenants that would be interested in forming a loose affliation to lobby our state legislatures to get some relief for landlords who are losing money every month in subsidizing their rent control/stablizied tenants. I think especially with rent control tenants there is not a lot of sympathy from the general population and something could be done.