No, owners who select to offer an electronic lease needs to first get the tenant's voluntary composed approval on form EL-TVC Electronic Lease Offer: Tenant's Voluntary Consent Form.

Tenants who willingly concur with the offer might sign the permission kind digitally and return it digitally or if necessary, sign the approval kind by hand and return the type to the owner by postal mail or personal service. If there are several occupants named on the lease, besides partners or domestic partners, each occupant should offer their signature to license consent to the electronic offer provided by the owner.

Any renter who thinks that they are being pushed into signing the voluntary approval form, is threatened with retaliation for refusing to sign, or asserts their signature was fraudulently added to the kind, can file a DHCR Tenant's Statement of Complaint(s) - Harassment (RA-60h).

To learn more on the rights and duties, instructions, and treatments regarding electronic lease renewal offerings, see Operational Bulletin 2022-1 and form EL-TVC.

2) How much of an increase in lease will I have to pay when my lease is restored?

The owner may charge a rent boost based upon lease standards authorized by the relevant Rent Guidelines Board. In particular instances, the lease boost may be calculated to include relevant Major Capital Improvement or Individual Apartment Improvement boosts. For more details, including current lease guidelines, see Fact Sheet # 26.

3) Do I have a right to renew my lease?

Tenants in rent stabilized houses have a right to pick a one- or two-year renewal lease term. Generally, the renewal lease should keep the exact same conditions as the ending lease. To find out more, see Fact Sheet # 4.

4) Under rent stabilization when must the renewal lease be used?

In New York City City (NYC), owners must provide written notification of renewal by mail or individual shipment not more than 150 days and not less than 90 days before the existing lease ends. Outside of NYC, owners must first sign and date the renewal notification, and after that send it by qualified mail not more than 120 days and not less than 90 days before the existing lease expires. Tenants have 60 days to choose a lease term, sign the lease, and return it to the owner. Failure to react within 60 days of the lease offering may lead to eviction proceedings. To find out more, see Fact Sheet # 4.

5) What if my owner does not provide me a renewal lease?

A renter ought to initially contact the owner to get a lease. If the owner stops working to supply a renewal lease, the tenant has a right to file a problem with DHCR on form RA-90, Tenant's Complaint Of Owner's Failure To Renew Lease And/Or Failure To Furnish A Copy of A Signed Lease. For additional information, see Fact Sheet # 4.

6) When a lease has multiple renters named on the lease, what is the impact on the rent to be charged at the time of the lease renewal, when one of the called occupants leaves?

On the occasion that two occupants are called on a lease and one renter vacates, the staying tenant is entitled to a lease renewal in their name. However, if the staying occupant desires to include a new renter to change the vacating occupant, it depends on the owner to approve of this. If authorized, the owner is entitled to provide a vacancy lease with any lawful lease boosts.

7) Are the partners in legally performed exact same sex marriages, entitled to the very same rent protections applicable to partners in legally carried out opposite sex marital relationships?

Yes. This will broaden the scope of both how succession rights can use and the right to consist of the name of a spouse on the lease.

8) Does an occupant in a lease stabilized home have the right to add their spouse's name to the lease?

Yes. The tenant deserves to demand that the owner add the name of his, her or their partner to the lease as an additional tenant if the spouse resides in the house as a main house. The owner is needed to add the extra names at the time of lease renewal. There is no rent boost related to this modification, besides the authorized renewal lease increase rates in result at the time of renewal.

9) Is the property owner allowed to gather additional security deposit cash at the time of a lease renewal, while a DHCR lease decrease order is in impact?

Yes, provided that the landlord has actually used, and the tenant has accepted a lease renewal. This includes rent decreases for fire damaged or vacant order houses where the lease has been lowered to $1.00.

10) Under what circumstances can the collection of a down payment be waived?

When an owner states in composing that a security deposit is no longer required and returns it in its entirety, the owner waives their right to gather any down payment in the future from an existing occupant. This waiver will apply to any subsequent new owner who can not request a security deposit from this tenant.

When there is a change in ownership of a building, and the brand-new owner demands a down payment from a tenant where the previous owner did not request it, the brand-new owner can gather a down payment only if the occupant's vacancy lease includes an arrangement for a security deposit, with an amount defined. If it does not contain this provision, the new owner can not charge the tenant a down payment.

11) My building owners thought that I no longer utilized my house as my primary house due to my annual winter season residency in Florida. As a result, they did not use me a timely lease renewal. However, they stopped working to prove this in court and now need to provide me a renewal lease. When does it commence and what are my rights?

In New York City, renewal leases are required to be used in between 90 and 150 days prior to the expiration of a lease.

In this circumstance, the owners would provide a renewal lease less than 90 days prior to the expiration of the existing lease. Therefore, the renter has the choice of asking for that the lease be dated to start on (1) the date a renewal lease would have begun had a prompt deal been made or (2) on the first lease payment date occurring a minimum of 90 days after the date that the owner does offer the lease to the tenant.

The guideline increase to be charged can never be more than the rate in result on the date in alternative (1 ). Whether the tenant chooses choice (1) or (2 ), the brand-new rent shall not go into impact before the very first lease payment date taking place a minimum of 90 days after the deal is made. For more details, see Fact Sheet # 4.

While non-primary residence issues are specifically determined by the courts, the lease stabilization code mentions numerous aspects to be considered when making a decision. These aspects consist of however are not restricted to the addresses on income tax return, automobile registrations, chauffeur licenses, voting addresses, and occupancy of a housing lodging of less than 183 days.

12) My first lease consisted of an arrangement that restricted the belongings of pets on the rental residential or commercial property. However, I bought a dog and it has been living in the home with me for four years. The owner is threatening to not restore my lease and/or to evict me due to the fact that of my persistence on keeping my family pet. What are my rights?

The right to own a family pet is figured out largely by lease arrangements but is also subject to N.Y.C Admin. Code Sec. 27-2009.1, frequently called the "Pet Law." Issues occurring under the Pet Law are not decided by this company. Matters that can not be settled between the celebrations must be given court.

The Pet Law supplies in part that where an occupant harbors a family pet for three months or more and the owner or his, her or their agent understands this truth however stops working within this three month period to continue to court to enforce the lease provision that prohibits family pets, the lease arrangement will be deemed waived.

However, the lease provision can not be waived if the pet harms the properties, develops an annoyance, or interferes with the health, security, or welfare of other renters.

To view Section 27-2009.1, see page 12 of the NYC Housing Maintenance Code.

13) Can owners require renters to buy rental insurance coverage for their apartments?

Owners are only enabled to require tenants to buy rental insurance coverage for their houses if it is included as a provision in their vacancy leases. It can not be added for the very first time to a renewal lease. In absence of that vacancy lease arrangement, owners are not permitted to require the purchase of rental insurance coverage.

14) Are owners required to accept rent checks signed by somebody who is not called on the lease?

No. Owners are not required to checks signed by somebody who is not the renter of record, named on the lease.

15) A house topic to lease control is left. It is now being rented as rent supported for the very first time. Can the owner charge the tenant a preferential rent that is less than the Initial rent supported lease?

The lease in fact charged and paid by the very first supported tenant is the initial lease supported rent. Therefore, in many situations there can not be an additional preferential lease. Exceptions exist if the subject house goes through a regulatory arrangement and the supervising company develops a lower lease.