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'For what I pay, I should be living in a palace'

Class-action lawsuit says Manhattan landlord has inflated rents in regulated apartments higher than legally allowed

Published Thu, Jul 27, 2017 · 09:50 PM

    New York

    RANDY Garcia thought she might be paying too much for her rent-regulated apartment in Washington Heights in Manhattan: about US$1,800 a month. It was more than she could afford with her job handling medical records.

    Eventually she asked the state for a history of rent increases on the apartment.

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