The Westchester County Rent Guidelines Board (“WRGB”) will hold public hearings and meetings to take testimony, gather evidence and set guideline rates of rent adjustment for housing accommodations within its jurisdiction, subject to the Emergency Tenant Protection Act of 1974 (“ETPA”), for leases commencing between October 1, 2026 and September 30, 2027 as detailed below. Members of the public can livestream the meetings by following the link posted to the NYS HCR website (https://hcr.ny.gov/rent-guidelinesboard-hearings).
PUBLIC HEARING #1
DATE: Thursday, May 28, 2026
TIME: 7:00 PM
PLACE: New Rochelle City Hall, Council Chambers
90 Beaufort Place
New Rochelle, New York 10801
To hear testimony from tenants, owners and other members of the public concerning how the WRGB should determine the rent adjustments, if any, for leases of apartments subject to the ETPA and for such other business that may come before the board.
Members of the public may sign up to speak prior to the hearing by sending an e-mail to WestchesterCountyRGB@hcr.ny.gov. Alternatively, members of the public may sign up to speak on the day of the hearing. Members of the public wishing to address the Board virtually
during the public hearing may send an e-mail to WestchesterCountyRGB@hcr.ny.gov
requesting that they be placed on a list of speakers no later than May 27, 2026 at 5:00PM.
RESEARCH & ANALYSIS PRESENTATION MEETING
DATE:
TIME:
PLACE:
Tuesday, June 2, 2026
6:00 PM
White Plains City Hall, City Council Chambers
255 Main St
White Plains, NY 10601
For the WRGB to receive a presentation of the DHCR Research & Analysis Unit of the tabulations of data based upon responses of ETPA owners to the annual survey.
PUBLIC HEARING #2
DATE: Thursday, June 4, 2026
TIME: 6:00 PM
PLACE: Yonkers Public Library – Riverfront
1 Larkin Center
Yonkers, New York 10701
To hear testimony from tenants, owners and other members of the public concerning how the WRGB should determine the rent adjustments, if any, for leases of apartments subject to the ETPA, and for such other business that may come before the board.
Members of the public may sign up to speak prior to the hearing by sending an e-mail to WestchesterCountyRGB@hcr.ny.gov. Alternatively, members of the public may sign up to speak on the day of the hearing. Members of the public wishing to address the Board virtually
during the public hearing may send an e-mail to WestchesterCountyRGB@hcr.ny.gov requesting that they be placed on a list of speakers no later than June 3, 2026 at 5:00PM.
PUBLIC HEARING #3
DATE: Thursday, June 11, 2026
TIME: 7:00 PM
PLACE: Mount Vernon City Hall, Council Chambers
1 Roosevelt Square North
Mount Vernon, New York 10550
To hear testimony from tenants, owners and other members of the public concerning how the WRGB should determine the rent adjustments, if any, for leases of apartments subject to the ETPA, and for such other business that may come before the board.
PRESENTATION MEETING
DATE: Monday, June 15, 2026
TIME: 7:00 PM
PLACE: New Rochelle City Hall, Council Chambers
90 Beaufort Place
New Rochelle, New York 10801
For the presentations of the Tenant and Owner representatives regarding the rent guidelines for leases commencing between October 1, 2026 and September 30, 2027.
REBUTTAL AND VOTE MEETING
DATE: Monday, June 22, 2026
TIME: 7:00 PM
PLACE: White Plains City Hall, City Council Chambers
255 Main Street
White Plains, New York 10601
For the rebuttal presentations of the Tenant and Owner representatives. Also, to vote on rent guidelines for leases commencing between October 1, 2026 and September 30, 2027, as well as finalization and adoption of the Explanatory Statement.
Elsa Rubin, Chair, Westchester County Rent Guidelines Board