The Rent Stabilized Housing Inflation Protection Continuation Emergency Amendment Act of 2025 amends the Rental Housing Act of 1985 to impose temporary limits on rent increases for rent-stabilized units over a two-year period. Specifically, the bill caps annual rent adjustments to the lesser of 6% or the Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) plus 2%, with a cumulative limit of 12%. For units leased by home and community-based services waiver providers, the cap is set at 4% or the general adjustment, with a cumulative limit of 8%. Additionally, for units occupied by elderly tenants or tenants with disabilities, the adjustment is limited to 4%, the general adjustment, or the most recent cost-of-living increase for social security recipients, with a cumulative limit of 8%.

The bill also introduces provisions allowing for re-noticing of rent increases with less than 30 days' notice if the new increase is lower than the original, and mandates the repayment of any overpaid rent within 30 days. Furthermore, it establishes that total adjustments from May 1, 2023, through April 30, 2025, cannot exceed the legal rent charged as of April 30, 2023, with specific caps based on tenant demographics. The act is set to take effect on January 12, 2025, and will remain in effect for a maximum of 90 days following approval by the Mayor or a Council override of a veto.