DHCR FACT SHEET #2 Division of Housing and Community Renewal RENT STABILIZATION LEASE RIDER By law, an owner must include a copy of the Rent Stabilization Rider with a tenant's lease. The Rider describes the rights and obligations of tenants and owners under the Rent Stabilization Law. The Rider is only informational; its provisions do not modify or become part of the lease. Nor does it replace or modify the Rent Stabilization Law or Code, or any order from Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR) or the New York City Rent Guidelines Board. The Rider informs a rent stabilized tenant signing a vacancy lease of the legal regulated rent in effect immediately prior to the vacancy and explains how the present rent was computed. The owner must provide all rent stabilized tenants with a copy of the Rider as follows: 1. as an attachment to every vacancy lease signed by a new tenant on or after December 1, 1987; 2. as an attachment to every Renewal Lease Form [DHCR form RTP-8]. A tenant who does not receive a copy of the Rider may file the Tenant's Complaint of Owner's Failure to Renew Lease and/or Failure to Furnish a Copy of a Signed Lease [DHCR form Tenants should use the "Additional Comments" section on the reverse side of that form to describe the complaint. The DHCR will issue an order directing the owner to provide the tenant with the Rider. If the owner does not comply with the order within 20 days, the new rent increases will be postponed until the Rider is provided. The owner may also be fined. Copies of the Rider are available from DHCR, the Rent Stabilization Association, and the Real Estate Board of New York, Inc. For a Spanish copy of the Rider, contact the Central Public Information Office in Jamaica Queens or your Borough Rent Office. ------------------------------------------------------------ DHCR Fact Sheets (series of thirty) are issued by the New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR) as plain- english informational publications. For official agency policies, see DHCR Policy Statements, Advisory Opinions and Operational Bulletins. Also refer to the Rent Stabilization Code, the Rent Stabilization Law and various Rent Control Statutes. Electronic versions of these documents on TenantNet are for informational purposes only and there is no guarantee they will be accepted by any court (or even DHCR) as true copies of DHCR policy. The reader may obtain true copies of these documents from DHCR. Every attempt has been made to conform to the original Fact Sheets as issued by DHCR; TenantNet makes no representation the enclosed material is current or will be applied as written. The reader is advised that DHCR often fails to properly apply, interpret or enforce housing laws. Since housing laws are complex and often contradictory, it is recommended the reader obtain competent legal advice from a tenant attorney or counseling from a tenant association or community group. (rev. 3/13/96) DHCR documents are public documents; the electronic version of such documents have been developed by TenantNet and any added value, enhancements and/or proprietary features are copyright 1994, 1995 and 1996 by TenantNet. These documents may be freely distributed provided they remain intact as herein presented, including this and the top informational banner referencing TenantNet as the original provider. ------------------------------------------------------------ For more information or assistance, call the DHCR Rent Infoline at (718) 739-6400, or visit your Borough Rent Office. Queens Central Office 92-31 Union Hall St. 4th Fl. Jamaica, NY 11433 (718) 739-6400 Bronx One Fordham Plaza Bronx, NY 10458 (718) 563-5678 Brooklyn 250 Schermerhorn St. 3rd Floor Brooklyn, NY 11201 (718) 780-9246 Lower Manhattan 156 William Street 9th Floor NY, NY 10038 (212) 240-6011, 6012 South side of 110th St. and below Upper Manhattan 163 W. 125th St. 5th Floor NY, NY 10027 (212) 961-8930 North side of 110th St. and above Staten Island 350 St. Mark's Place Room 105 Staten island, NY 10301 (718) 816-0277 Nassau County District Rent Office 50 Clinton Street, 6th Floor Hempstead, NY 11550 (516) 481-9494 Westchester County District Rent Office 55 Church Street, 3rd Floor White Plains, NY 10601 (914) 948-4434 Rockland County District Rent Office 94-96 North Main St. Spring Valley, NY 10977 (914) 425-6575 Albany Regional Office 119 Washington Avenue Albany, NY 12210 (518) 432-0596 Buffalo Regional Office Ellicot Square Building 295 Main St., Room 438 Buffalo, NY 14203 (716) 856-1382 ------------------------------------------------------------