In order to renew a rent-stabilized lease, what documents is a tenant actually required to sign besides the renewal lease itself?
I ask because I've received the following additional documents that I'm supposed to sign, some of which I've never received or been asked to sign before at previous renewals:
1. NYC Lease Rider for Rent Stabilized Tenants . . . 11-pg. document, p.3 being a signature page on which (in Section 2) the tenant "acknowledges the contemporaneous receipt of the above lease rider for the housing accommodation stated above."
Does one simply sign and return pg. 3 (i.e., and keep the rest of the 11 pages)?
2. Notice to Owner of Family Members Residing… etc. (re: succession rights)
3. Window Guards document ("Lease Notice to Tenant")
4. Lead Based Paint Hazards document (re: children)
5. Sprinkler Disclosure Lease Rider
I don't object to signing these documents, I just don't see what they have to do with a renewal lease (e.g., for 'succession rights' you would be required to notify the landlord if and when a relevant situation occurs, not necessarily when renewing a lease)
Thanks.