Is 862 WOODWARD AVE listed as containing rent-stabilized units?

According to NYC Rent Guidelines Board building lists derived from NYS HCR registrations, this building is recorded as containing at least one rent-stabilized unit. That is a building-level signal, not confirmation for a specific apartment.

Does a rent-stabilized building list match prove tenant fraud or non-primary residence?

No. A public list match is not a fraud finding and does not decide primary residence or illegal subletting. Those questions require lawful fact-finding and counsel review. Metro Risk Management Group can discuss a scoped New York occupancy inquiry separately from People Vetting FCRA screening.

Why do non-primary residence and illegal sublet disputes concentrate in rent-stabilized buildings?

Because regulated rent sits below market rent, which creates a financial incentive to hold a unit that is not a primary home. That gap is what drives non-primary residence claims, unregistered sublets, and succession disputes in stabilized housing. A building appearing on the RGB list only places it in that category — it is not an indication that any such case exists at that address, and it says nothing about any individual resident.

How can I confirm apartment-level rent stabilization status?

Apartment-level status is administered through NYS Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) processes, not by the RGB building list alone. Use HCR tools for unit confirmation and treat this page as an orientation signal for the building address.

What is a building sweep at this address?

A building sweep is a scoped occupancy-research engagement for owners, managers, or counsel: compile lawful occupancy indicators for designated units and contrast them with lease files and records. It can be the start of a non-primary residence inquiry. It does not appear automatically on this public listing, does not accuse any resident, and is not People Vetting FCRA tenant screening.

Local services · New York · Rent-stabilized building lookup · Queens · 11385

Public list match RGB / HCR 2024

862 WOODWARD AVE

RIDGEWOOD, NY 11385

Borough: Queens
ZIP: 11385
Block / lot: Block 3473 · Lot 35
Source year: RGB / HCR 2024

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A building sweep can start a non-primary residence inquiry

This page is a public-list match. It does not name who lives here, and it is not a fraud finding. For owners and property managers, a scoped building sweep can compile occupancy indicators for units you designate—who appears to reside there—and contrast that against lease files and other lawful records. That contrast is a common starting point for non-primary residence or occupancy-fraud work with counsel. It is not an FCRA tenant screening order.

Public list: this building is in the rent-stabilized category where occupancy questions are asked.
Building sweep: research who appears to occupy designated units and contrast that with lease and record claims.
Counsel review: use the packaged facts to decide whether a non-primary residence or occupancy proceeding is warranted.

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Sweep work is scoped in writing. We do not publish occupant lists on this lookup page, and nothing here is a finding about any resident.

What the public list says

This address appears on public NYC RGB / HCR building lists as containing at least one rent-stabilized unit. That is a building-level signal—not apartment status and not a fraud finding.

How to read the listing flags

Listed as containing at least one rent-stabilized unit (building level)
Multiple dwelling classification present on the public list

What a match means

A match means the building was registered in a way that put it on the RGB building list for that year. It is a strong orientation signal for owners, managers, and counsel—not proof that every apartment is rent stabilized, and not evidence about a specific tenant.

What it does not decide

It does not determine apartment-level status, primary residence, illegal subletting, or “tenant fraud.” Those questions need HCR processes and, when appropriate, a scoped investigative engagement with counsel.

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Why occupancy questions concentrate in buildings like this one

Queens combines a large stabilized stock with high household mobility and significant multi-generational and international ties, so questions about which address is genuinely a primary residence come up regularly. Those are exactly the facts that non-primary residence proceedings turn on. A list match does not mean this building has such a case; it means the building sits in the category where those questions get asked.

If you have a specific unit in mind, that is a scoped fact-finding engagement with counsel—not a list lookup. Nothing on this page is a finding about any resident.

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