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Chair Lee clarifies shelter rent tax cap application

New York City Council · Jul 15, 2026 · starts 0:54:43 · 51 sec

Lee asks whether any building will be charged less than 5% of shelter rent. Phillips confirms every Mitchell-Lama is now paying 5% shelter rent tax. Lee asks about comparing exemption values against the cap.

Linda Lee

Sorry, and just to follow up to the previous one.

Linda Lee

Question.

Linda Lee

So are you saying that no building will be charged less than 5% of the shelter rent or carrying charge?

Adam Phillips

Every, yeah, can you phrase that again?

Adam Phillips

I'm sorry.

Linda Lee

Sorry.

Linda Lee

So are you saying that no building will be charged less than 5% of their shelter rent?

Linda Lee

Or did you mean the carrying charge?

Adam Phillips

The shelter rent.

Adam Phillips

So every Mitchell Lama is now paying a 5% shelter rent tax.

Linda Lee

Okay.

Linda Lee

And have you compared the value of each development's exemption against the cap to determine which is lower?

Adam Phillips

I don't have that information on us, but I think the larger benefit is the 5% of the shelter rent tax.

Linda Lee

Okay, perfect.