Rangel deprived his own low-income constituents of affordable housing by accepting four rent-stabilized apartments for his own use.

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In addition, buying out rent-stabilized tenants can take years.

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It's on the 16th floor of a luxury high-rise in Harlem, adjacent to two other rent-stabilized apartments he also occupies, and six floors above a fourth rent-stabilized unit he's been using for a campaign office.

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