Key legal question
Whether omission of the former rent on the official initial-rent form makes the rent clause invalid.
Extracted holding
Yes. The omission of the previous rent on the official form is a fatal formal defect and renders the rent clause partially void.
Extracted reasoning
For a new lease of the same premises, the previous rent must be stated on the official form. If that information is missing, the tenant cannot decide in full knowledge of the facts, and the rent determination is invalid as to the rent amount.