N.Y. Real Property Law Section 226-C
Notice of rent increase or non-renewal of residential tenancy

1.

* (a) Whenever a landlord intends to offer to renew the tenancy of an occupant in a residential dwelling unit with a rent increase equal to or greater than five percent above the current rent, or the landlord does not intend to renew the tenancy, the landlord shall provide written notice as required in subdivision two of this section. If the landlord fails to provide timely notice, the occupant’s lawful tenancy shall continue under the existing terms of the tenancy from the date on which the landlord gave actual written notice until the notice period has expired, notwithstanding any provision of a lease or other tenancy agreement to the contrary. * NB Effective until August 18, 2024 * (a) Whenever a landlord intends to offer to renew the tenancy of an occupant in a residential dwelling unit with a rent increase equal to or greater than five percent above the current rent, or the landlord does not intend to renew the tenancy, the landlord shall provide written notice as required in subdivision two of this section. The notice shall append or contain the notice required pursuant to § 231-C (Good cause eviction law notice)section two hundred thirty-one-c of this article, which shall state the following:

(i)

if the unit is or is not subject to article 6-A (Good Cause Eviction Law)article six-A of this chapter, the “good cause eviction law”, and if the unit is exempt, such notice shall state why the unit is exempt from such law;

(ii)

if the landlord is not renewing the lease for a unit subject to article 6-A (Good Cause Eviction Law)article six-A of this chapter, the lawful basis for such non-renewal; and

(iii)

if the landlord is increasing the rent upon an existing lease of a unit subject to article 6-A (Good Cause Eviction Law)article six-A of this chapter above the applicable local rent standard, as defined in subdivision eight of § 211 (Definitions)section two hundred eleven of this chapter, the justification for such increase. If the landlord fails to provide timely notice, the occupant’s lawful tenancy shall continue under the existing terms of the tenancy from the date on which the landlord gave actual written notice until the notice period has expired, notwithstanding any provision of a lease or other tenancy agreement to the contrary. * NB Effective August 18, 2024 until June 15, 2034 * (a) Whenever a landlord intends to offer to renew the tenancy of an occupant in a residential dwelling unit with a rent increase equal to or greater than five percent above the current rent, or the landlord does not intend to renew the tenancy, the landlord shall provide written notice as required in subdivision two of this section. If the landlord fails to provide timely notice, the occupant’s lawful tenancy shall continue under the existing terms of the tenancy from the date on which the landlord gave actual written notice until the notice period has expired, notwithstanding any provision of a lease or other tenancy agreement to the contrary. * NB Effective June 15, 2034 (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this subdivision, notice shall not be required under this section to be provided by a cooperative housing corporation, other than a cooperative housing corporation subject to the provisions of article two, article four, article five or article eleven of the private housing finance law, to a tenant who is a dwelling unit owner or shareholder of such corporation. Nothing in this paragraph shall relieve such cooperative housing corporation of any otherwise applicable obligation to provide notice to such tenant pursuant to any other law or any agreement between the parties.

2.

(a) For the purposes of this section, the required notice shall be based on the cumulative amount of time the tenant has occupied the residence or the length of the tenancy in each lease, whichever is longer. (b) If the tenant has occupied the unit for less than one year and does not have a lease term of at least one year, the landlord shall provide at least thirty days’ notice. (c) If the tenant has occupied the unit for more than one year but less than two years, or has a lease term of at least one year but less than two years, the landlord shall provide at least sixty days’ notice. (d) If the tenant has occupied the unit for more than two years or has a lease term of at least two years, the landlord shall provide at least ninety days’ notice.

Source: Section 226-C — Notice of rent increase or non-renewal of residential tenancy, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/RPP/226-C (updated May 3, 2024; accessed Dec. 21, 2024).

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Action for use and occupation 221
Rent due on life leases recoverable 222
When rent is apportionable 223
Rights where property or lease is transferred 223‑A
Remedies of lessee when possession is not delivered 223‑B
Retaliation by landlord against tenant 224
Attornment by tenant 225
Notice of action adverse to possession of tenant 226
Effect of renewal on sub-lease 226‑A
Effect of new lease on tenant’s right to remove fixtures or improvements 226‑B
Right to sublease or assign 226‑C
Notice of rent increase or non-renewal of residential tenancy 227
When tenant may surrender premises 227‑A
Termination of residential lease by senior citizens or individuals with a disability moving to a residence of a family member or entering... 227‑B
Termination of certain contracts by senior citizens 227‑C
Termination of residential lease by victims of domestic violence 227‑D
Discrimination based on domestic violence status 227‑E
Landlord duty to mitigate damages 227‑F
Denial on the basis of involvement in prior disputes prohibited 228
Termination of tenancies at will or by sufferance, by notice 229
Liability of tenant holding over after giving notice of intention to quit 230
Right of tenants to form, join or participate in tenants’ groups 231
Lease, when void 231‑A
Sprinkler system notice in residential leases 231‑B
Flood history and risk notice in residential leases 231‑C
Good cause eviction law notice 232
Duration of certain agreements in New York 232‑A
Notice to terminate monthly tenancy or tenancy from month to month in the city of New York 232‑B
Notification to terminate monthly tenancy or tenancy from month to month outside the city of New York 232‑C
Holding over by a tenant after expiration of a term longer than one month 233
Manufactured home parks 233‑A
Sale of manufactured home parks 233‑B
Manufactured home parks 233‑B*2
Campgrounds 233‑C
Residential ground lease cooperative apartment buildings 234
Right to recover attorneys’ fees in actions or summary proceedings arising out of leases of residential property 234‑A
Unauthorized legal fees 235
Wilful violations 235‑A
Tenant right to offset payments and entitlement to damages in certain cases 235‑B
Warranty of habitability 235‑BB
Certificates of occupancy 235‑C
Unconscionable lease or clause 235‑D
Harassment 235‑E
Duty to provide a written receipt 235‑F
Unlawful restrictions on occupancy 235‑G
Electronic billing and/or payment of rent 235‑H
Waiver of right to bring a declaratory judgment action 235‑I
Unreasonable tenant fees for reproductions of keys 235‑J
Duty to inform of bed bug infestation 236
Assignment of lease of a deceased tenant 236‑A
Termination of lease of a deceased tenant 237
Discrimination in leases with respect to bearing of children 237‑A
Discrimination against children in dwelling houses and manufactured home parks 238
Agreements or contracts for privileges to deal with occupants of tenements, apartment houses or bungalow colonies 238‑A
Limitation on fees
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Accessed:
Dec. 21, 2024

Last modified:
May 3, 2024

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