‘It should be illegal’: NYC landlords slap tenants with huge rent hikes

Based on recent rent hikes, New York has freshly become twice as nice to live in. 

As the pandemic ebbs, landlords are sticking their tenants with surging monthly rents — part of a record-breaking bump in housing costs that’s sweeping the nation, reports show.

“It should be illegal,” New York residential agent Brett Allen told The Post of the absurd recent rent increases he’s seen in the boroughs that are irrespective of amenities or renovations. “It’s horrible. I’m seeing a lot of people being turned out of their homes, people who paid...