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Here in Brooklyn NY, in a private house with an apartment, the owner, LL, can do what ever he / she wants. If the building I believe is 6 families or more than it is stabilized if after 1970, or something to that effect, before that it is rent control.
But in a private house, the LL is under no city obligations to do this, or that...
Just make sure it is a legal apartment if it is in a private house, some are not, and then headaches begin.