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

Tenants who willingly concur with the deal might sign the authorization kind electronically and return it digitally or if necessary, sign the permission type manually and return the type to the owner by postal mail or individual service. If there are several occupants named on the lease, aside from partners or domestic partners, each tenant must supply their signature to license grant the electronic deal provided by the owner.

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

To learn more on the rights and responsibilities, guidelines, and treatments concerning electronic lease renewal offerings, see Operational Bulletin 2022-1 and form EL-TVC.

2) Just how much of an increase in lease will I need to pay when my lease is renewed?

The owner may charge a lease increase based on lease guidelines approved by the applicable Rent Guidelines Board. In certain circumstances, the rent increase might be determined to include relevant Major Capital Improvement or Individual Apartment Improvement increases. To learn more, including existing lease guidelines, see Fact Sheet # 26.

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

Tenants in lease stabilized apartments have a right to choose a one- or two-year renewal lease term. Generally, the renewal lease must keep the exact same conditions as the ending lease. To learn more, see Fact Sheet # 4.

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

In New York City (NYC), owners should give written notice of renewal by mail or personal delivery not more than 150 days and not less than 90 days before the existing lease ends. Beyond NYC, owners should initially sign and date the renewal notice, and after that send it by licensed 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 might cause eviction proceedings. For additional information, see Fact Sheet # 4.

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

An occupant ought to initially call the owner to obtain a lease. If the owner stops working to offer a renewal lease, the tenant has a right to submit a complaint with DHCR on kind RA-90, Tenant's Complaint Of Owner's Failure To Renew Lease And/Or Failure To Furnish A Copy of A Signed Lease. To find out more, see Fact Sheet # 4.

6) When a lease has several renters called on the lease, what is the result on the lease to be charged at the time of the lease renewal, when one of the named occupants abandons?

In case two renters are named on a lease and one occupant vacates, the remaining occupant is entitled to a lease renewal in their name. However, if the remaining occupant desires to add a brand-new occupant to replace the abandoning tenant, it depends on the owner to authorize of this. If authorized, the owner is entitled to release a job lease with any legal lease boosts.

7) Are the spouses in legally performed exact same sex marriages, entitled to the very same lease protections suitable to spouses in lawfully performed opposite sex marital relationships?

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

8) Does a renter in a lease stabilized home deserve to add their spouse's name to the lease?

Yes. The tenant can request that the owner include the name of his, her or their partner to the lease as an extra occupant if the partner lives in the apartment or condo as a main home. The owner is required to include the extra names at the time of lease renewal. There is no rent increase connected with this change, besides the approved renewal lease boost rates in impact at the time of renewal.

9) Is the property owner permitted to collect extra down payment money at the time of a lease renewal, while a DHCR lease decrease order is in effect?

Yes, supplied that the property owner has used, and the tenant has actually accepted a lease renewal. This includes rent reductions for fire harmed or vacant order apartments where the lease has been reduced to $1.00.

10) Under what scenarios can the collection of a security deposit be waived?

When an owner states in composing that a security deposit is no longer needed and returns it in its whole, the owner waives their right to gather any security deposit in the future from an existing renter. This waiver will apply to any subsequent brand-new owner who can not ask for a security deposit from this occupant.

When there is a change in ownership of a structure, and the brand-new owner demands a security deposit from an occupant where the previous owner did not request it, the brand-new owner can collect a security deposit just if the occupant's job lease includes an arrangement for a security deposit, with an amount specified. If it does not include this provision, the brand-new owner can not charge the renter a down payment.

11) My building owners thought that I no longer utilized my home as my main house due to my annual winter season residency in Florida. As a result, they did not offer me a prompt lease renewal. However, they failed to show this in court and now have 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 offered in between 90 and 150 days prior to the expiration of a lease.

In this situation, the owners would offer a renewal lease less than 90 days prior to the expiration of the existing lease. Therefore, the occupant has the alternative of requesting that the lease be dated to begin on (1) the date a renewal lease would have begun had a prompt deal been made or (2) on the first lease payment date happening at least 90 days after the date that the owner does provide the lease to the renter.

The standard boost to be charged can never ever be more than the rate in impact on the date in choice (1 ). Whether the tenant chooses alternative (1) or (2 ), the brand-new lease shall not go into result before the very first lease payment date occurring at least 90 days after the deal is made. For additional information, see Fact Sheet # 4.

While non-primary home issues are exclusively figured out by the courts, the rent stabilization code discusses several aspects to be thought about when making a determination. These factors consist of but are not limited to the addresses on tax returns, automobile registrations, motorist licenses, voting addresses, and occupancy of a housing accommodation of less than 183 days.

12) My very first lease contained a provision that prohibited the possession of family pets on the rental residential or commercial property. However, I bought a dog and it has actually been residing in the home with me for four years. The owner is threatening to not restore my lease and/or to evict me because of my insistence on keeping my family pet. What are my rights?

The right to own a family pet is figured out mostly by lease provisions but is likewise subject to N.Y.C Admin. Code Sec. 27-2009.1, commonly called the "Pet Law." Issues arising under the Pet Law are not chosen by this company. Matters that can not be settled in between the parties ought to be brought to court.

The Pet Law provides in part that where a tenant harbors a family pet for three months or more and the owner or his, her or their agent has understanding of this truth however stops working within this three month period to proceed to court to implement the lease arrangement that restricts family pets, the lease provision will be considered waived.

However, the lease provision can not be waived if the family pet damages the properties, develops an annoyance, or hinders the health, security, or well-being of other occupants.

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

13) Can owners need renters to acquire rental insurance for their apartment or condos?

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

14) Are owners needed to accept lease checks signed by someone who is not named on the lease?

No. Owners are not needed to accept lease checks signed by someone who is not the renter of record, named on the lease.

15) An apartment topic to lease control is left. It is now being rented as lease stabilized for the very first time. Can the owner charge the occupant a preferential lease that is less than the Initial rent stabilized lease?

The lease actually charged and paid by the first stabilized tenant is the initial lease supported rent. Therefore, in many circumstances there can not be an extra preferential lease. Exceptions exist if the subject house undergoes a regulative contract and the supervising agency develops a lower lease.