for the rental of an
of Rent and/or Other Specific Overcharges in a apartment unit that is owned or managed by a
Rent Stabilized Apartment” (DHCR Form RA-89) if building owner or property manager with whom
the owner demands the tenant, a guarantor, or any the company, broker, or salesperson is affiliated.
third party on behalf of the tenant pay more than
one month’s security. When a lease is renewed at a higher rental
amount, or the rent is increased during the term of
A building owner or property manager is the lease, the owner can collect additional money
prohibited by law from requesting or otherwise from the tenant to bring the security deposit up
requiring payment of a deposit or additional to the new monthly rent. Even though a tenant
charge to reserve an apartment unit. Such room may be exempt from paying a lease increase
reservation charges or deposits, whether paid for because of his or her Senior Citizen Rent Increase
or demanded from the tenant, a guarantor, or other Exemption (SCRIE) or Disability Rent Increase
third party, are unlawful. Such demands, charges, Exemption (DRIE), the tenant must still pay the
and requirements are often referred to as “key increased security.
money.”