(1) Upon the consent of the owner to a sublet, the legal regulated rent payable to the owner effective upon the date of subletting may be increased by the vacancy allowance, if any, provided in the rent guidelines board order in effect at the time of the commencement date of the lease, provided the lease is a renewal lease.
(2) Upon the consent of an owner to an assignment, regardless of whether or not the lease is a renewal lease, the legal regulated rent payable to the owner effective upon the date of such assignment may be increased by:
(i) the increase provided for in section 2522.8 of this Title; and
(ii) which may be further increased by the vacancy allowance, if any, provided in the rent guidelines board order in effect at the time of the commencement date of the lease. Such increases shall remain part of the legal regulated rent for any subsequent renewal lease. However, in the case of a subletting, upon termination of the sublease, the legal regulated rent shall revert to the legal regulated rent without the sublet vacancy allowance.
(f) An owner may terminate the tenancy of a tenant who sublets contrary to the terms of this section, or assigns without written consent of the owner, but no action or proceeding to terminate tenancy based upon the nonprimary residence of a tenant may be commenced prior to the expiration date of his or her lease.
(g) For housing accommodations which are first made subject to this Code solely by reason of article 7-C of the MDL, nothing herein shall be deemed to prevent or limit the rights of tenants to sell improvements pursuant to MDL section 286(6).