SRO Vacancy Lease Increase 1998

[daphnethegoldfish]

I moved into a Rent Stablized SRO in 1998. The rent of the previous tenant was raised 18%. Does anyone know what the legal increase was for RS SRO's for a vacancy lease that year?
Also, I found this place on my own - not through a broker, but was forced to go through the broker and pay a fee. I know I could have protested but I was afraid of losing the apartment. I was told that I should go through the broker and then file a compliant but I was afraid of LL harrasment. Is it too late to file one now to try get that money back?

[consigliere]

There were no vacancy allowances in either Rent Guidelines Board Hotel Order #27 or Hotel Order #28.
 
However, you are probably too late to do anything about any overcharge. The four-year rule probably applies to SROs, and you would have had to challenge any rent overcharge that started on a date in 1998 before that same date in 2002.