RENEWAL LEASES

No Text Size Requirement for Rent-Stabilized Lease Forms

January 15, 2014    

Rent-stabilized tenant complained of improper lease renewal. She claimed that landlord's lease form didn't conform to DHCR requirements. The DRA ruled against tenant, who appealed and lost. The DHCR found...

Successor Tenant Waived Claim for Renewal Lease

September 18, 2013    

Rent-stabilized tenant's family member claimed pass-on rights and complained to the DHCR that landlord refused to give him a renewal lease. Landlord had instead given new tenant a vacancy lease. The DRA ruled for...

Landlord Must Offer Rent-Stabilized Renewal Lease

July 12, 2013    

Rent-stabilized tenant complained that landlord had failed to offer him a renewal lease. The DRA ruled for tenant and directed landlord to offer the renewal. Landlord appealed and lost. Landlord claimed that it...

Tenant Cured Lease Renewal Failure in Time

July 10, 2013    

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for failing to renew her lease. The court ruled for landlord, and awarded possession and a money judgment against tenant for $7,589. The court gave tenant 10 days after...

Deemed Renewal Lease Barred by RPL Section 232-c

July 10, 2013    

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonpayment of rent. The court ruled for landlord, granting possession, a money judgment for $10,883, and attorney's fees. Tenant appealed and won. Landlord's...

Landlord Can't Add Renter's Insurance Provision to Renewal Lease

June 13, 2013    

Rent-stabilized tenant complained that landlord didn't offer her a proper renewal lease. The DRA ruled for tenant, finding that landlord failed to offer her a timely renewal lease on the same terms and conditions...

Landlord Properly Delivered Fully Executed Renewal Lease

May 14, 2013    

Rent-stabilized tenant complained that landlord didn't return an original fully executed copy of the renewal lease that tenant signed and returned to landlord. The DRA ruled against tenant, finding that landlord...

Landlord Must Add Spouse's Name to Tenant's Renewal Lease

April 15, 2013    

Rent-stabilized tenant complained that landlord refused to grant her request to add her husband's name to her renewal lease. The DRA ruled for tenant, finding that tenant had the right to have her spouse's...

Landlord's Proposed Rent Increase Unconscionable

April 12, 2013    

Landlord sued to evict long-term tenant for refusing to renew her lease. Tenant, who had lived in the building since 1980, claimed that the renewal lease increased her rent by 92 percent. Tenant moved into the...

Co-Tenant's Name Omitted from Renewal Lease

March 13, 2013    

A mother and son were both named co-tenants on the rent-stabilized lease of an apartment. Tenant son complained to the DHCR in July 2011 that landlord offered a 2011 renewal lease in the mother's name only. The...

Landlord Properly Sent Renewal Lease Offer by Certified Mail

March 13, 2013    

Rent-stabilized tenant complained that landlord failed to send her a renewal lease. The DRA ruled against tenant, finding that landlord had offered tenant a timely renewal lease. Tenant appealed and lost. Rent...

Housing Court Decision Pre-empts DHCR from Deciding Rent Question

March 12, 2013    

Rent-stabilized tenant complained that landlord offered her only a one-year lease renewal at a "preferential" rent even though tenant didn't have a preferential rent agreement. She said that landlord...