I recently found out my unit is rent stabilized - I've been living at the same unit since Oct of 2014.
After request my apt info from Div. of Housing and Community Renewal, it shows the first years of my tenure at current apt was under a completely different tenant name (don't recognize - was never a roommate), and my rent should've been $200 less than what i was paying monthly. The following 5 years are each under one of my older room mates names (we were all on the lease), but rent should've been around $200-100 less each month. My name only shows up in 2018, though I've been the only stable tenant across 6 years. No rider on my lease stating anything regarding rent stabilization.
Is there any $$ reason the name of the apartment keeps being switched between tenants? I'm the only person to communicates to my landlord. Utilities have always been under my name
Any advice? Do i have any legal course to recoup previously paid rent? I have most of my leases (not sure if i have all 5/6 of them), and my monthly payments.