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The rent board heard testimony from only a handful of people over a proposed range of hikes for leases signed or renewed starting in October.

One-year leases could go up between 1.75 and 4 percent.

Two-year leases could jump between 3.5 and 6.75 percent.

Property owners said the increases help cover costs, but tenants say it's too much.

"This rent board last year passed enormous rent hikes," said tenant Barry Soltz. "It is unfair to tenants. We're in an economic recession. Landlords need to start paying their fair share."

"We come here every year to seek justice from this terrible system that we have," said Chris Athineos, a Brooklyn property owner. "Owners are just looking to meet their costs. They keep raising the water and sewer, the real estate taxes."

The rent board will make a final decision on June 21.