Leases (Down Payment, Roommates, Sublets, And More). No, owners who select to use an electronic lease needs to first obtain the tenant's voluntary composed consent on type EL-TVC Electronic Lease Offer: Tenant's Voluntary Consent Form. Tenants who willingly agree with the offer may sign the authorization type electronically and return it electronically or if needed, sign the consent kind manually and return the kind to the owner by postal mail or individual service. If there are multiple tenants called on the lease, aside from spouses or domestic partners, each tenant should offer their signature to license consent to the electronic deal supplied by the owner. Any occupant who believes that they are being pushed into signing the voluntary permission type, is threatened with retaliation for declining to sign, or asserts their signature was fraudulently included to the kind, can file a DHCR Tenant's Statement of Complaint(s) - Harassment (RA-60h). For more information on the rights and duties, instructions, and treatments concerning electronic lease renewal offerings, see Operational Bulletin 2022-1 and form EL-TVC. 2) How much of a boost in rent will I have to pay when my lease is renewed? The owner may charge a rent boost based on lease guidelines approved by the appropriate Rent Guidelines Board. In specific circumstances, the lease boost might be computed to consist of suitable Major Capital Improvement or Individual Apartment Improvement boosts. For additional information, including present lease guidelines, see Fact Sheet # 26. 3) Do I have a right to renew my lease? Tenants in lease stabilized houses have a right to select a one- or two-year renewal lease term. Generally, the renewal lease should keep the same terms as the ending lease. To learn more, see Fact Sheet # 4. 4) Under rent stabilization when must the renewal lease be provided?