New York lease templates & required riders
A New York residential lease isn't just the rent and the dates. State and city law require several disclosures and riders. Missing them can make parts of your lease unenforceable. This is educational information, not legal advice — have counsel review your lease.
Commonly required disclosures & riders
- Lead-based paint disclosure (federal) for buildings built before 1978.
- Rent stabilization rider for rent-stabilized units, in the required form.
- Sprinkler system notice stating whether a sprinkler system is present.
- Bedbug history disclosure (NYC) — the prior year's infestation history.
- Window guard notice (NYC) where children under 11 may live.
- Security deposit rules — one month maximum; itemized handling.
Signing a lease properly
For a digital signature to hold up, you generally need to show intent to sign, consent to do business electronically, a copy delivered to both parties, and a tamper-evident record of who signed what and when. CertRent's lease-signing flow is built around those requirements.
Why sign on CertRent
Signing the lease where the tenant is already verified means you finish with a verified tenant, a verified landlord, a clean signed record, and an easy path to offer credit-building rent reporting — in one place, free.
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