Leases (Down Payment, Roommates, Sublets, And More).

No, owners who select to offer an electronic lease needs to initially acquire the occupant's voluntary written permission on type EL-TVC Electronic Lease Offer: Tenant's Voluntary Consent Form.


Tenants who willingly concur with the offer might sign the authorization type digitally and return it digitally or if necessary, sign the approval type by hand and return the kind to the owner by postal mail or individual service. If there are several renters named on the lease, besides partners or domestic partners, each renter needs to supply their signature to license grant the electronic offer supplied by the owner.


Any tenant who thinks that they are being coerced into signing the voluntary approval type, is threatened with retaliation for declining to sign, or asserts their signature was fraudulently included to the kind, can submit a DHCR Tenant's Statement of Complaint(s) - Harassment (RA-60h).


For more details on the rights and duties, directions, and treatments concerning 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 renewed?


The owner might charge a rent increase based upon lease guidelines authorized by the relevant Rent Guidelines Board. In certain circumstances, the lease boost may be computed to consist of appropriate Major Capital Improvement or Individual Apartment Improvement increases. For additional information, including existing lease standards, see Fact Sheet # 26.


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


Tenants in rent supported apartments have a right to choose a one- or two-year renewal lease term. Generally, the renewal lease need to keep the same terms and conditions as the expiring lease. To find out more, see Fact Sheet # 4.


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