(1) For housing
accommodations subject to this code, an owner shall furnish to each tenant
signing a vacancy or renewal lease, a rider in a form promulgated or approved
by the DHCR, in larger type than the lease, describing the rights and duties of
owners and tenants as provided for under the RSL including a detailed
description in a format as prescribed by DHCR of how the rent was adjusted from
the prior legal rent. Such rider shall conform to the "plain English"
requirements of section
of the General Obligations Law. Copies of the form as promulgated by DHCR shall
also be available in all languages that may be required pursuant to DHCR's
language access plan. The rider shall be attached as an addendum to the lease.
Upon the face of each lease, in bold print, in English and any other language
as required by the DHCR language access plan, shall appear the following:
"ATTACHED RIDER SETS FORTH RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF TENANTS AND LANDLORDS
UNDER THE RENT STABILIZATION LAW." 5-702
(i) For
vacancy leases, such rider shall in addition also include a notice of the prior
legal regulated rent, if any, which was in effect immediately prior to the
vacancy, an explanation, and in a format prescribed by DHCR, how the rental
amount provided for in the vacancy lease has been computed above the amount
shown in the most recent annual registration statement, as well as the prior
lease, and a statement that any increase above the amount set forth in such
registration statement is in accordance with the adjustments permitted by the
rent guidelines board and this code.