Title RPP, Real Property

§ 205. Widow may bequeath a crop. A widow may bequeath a crop in the ground of land held by her in dower.

§ 206. Divorced woman may release dower. A woman who is divorced from her husband, whether such divorce be absolute or limited, or granted in his or her favor, by any court of competent jurisdiction, may release to him, by an instrument in writing, sufficient to pass title to re…

§ 207. Married woman may release dower by attorney. A married woman of full age may release her inchoate right of dower in real property by attorney in fact in any case where she can personally release the same.

* § 210. Short title. This article shall be cited as the "good cause eviction law". * NB Repealed June 15, 2034

* § 211. Definitions. 1. The term "housing accommodation", as used in this article shall mean any residential premises, including any residential premises located within a mixed-use residential premises. 2. The term "landlord" as used in this article shall mean any fee owner, le…

* § 212. Applicability in the city of New York. Upon the effective date of this section, this article shall apply to the city of New York. * NB Repealed June 15, 2034

* § 213. Voluntary participation by local governments outside the city\nof New York. 1. Applicability. This article shall apply in any village,\ntown, or a city, other than the city of New York, that, acting through\nits local legislative body, adopts the provisions of this arti…

* § 214. Covered housing accommodations. Where this article applies,\nit shall apply to all housing accommodations except a:\n 1. premises owned by a small landlord provided that in connection with\nany eviction proceeding in which the landlord claims an exemption from\nthe prov…

* § 215. Necessity for good cause. No landlord shall, by action to evict or to recover possession, by exclusion from possession, by failure to renew any lease, or otherwise, remove any tenant from housing accommodations covered by section two hundred fourteen of this article exc…

* § 216. Grounds for removal of tenants. 1. No landlord shall remove a tenant from any housing accommodation covered by section two hundred fourteen of this article, or attempt such removal or exclusion from possession, notwithstanding that the tenant has no written lease or tha…

* § 217. Preservation of existing requirements of law. No action shall be maintainable and no judgment of possession shall be entered for housing accommodations pursuant to section two hundred sixteen of this article, unless the landlord has complied with any and all applicable …

* § 218. Waiver of rights void. Any agreement by a tenant heretofore or hereinafter entered into in a written lease or other rental agreement waiving or modifying their rights as set forth in this article shall be void as contrary to public policy. * NB Repealed June 15, 2034 …

§ 220. Action for use and occupation. The landlord may recover a reasonable compensation for the use and occupation of real property, by any person, under an agreement, not made by deed; and a parol lease or other agreement may be used as evidence of the amount to which he is en…

§ 221. Rent due on life leases recoverable. Rent due on a lease for life or lives is recoverable by action, as well after as before the death of the person on whose life the rent depends, and in the same manner as rent due on a lease for years.

§ 222. When rent is apportionable. Where a tenant for life, who shall have demised the real property, dies before the first rent day, or between two rent days, his executor or administrator may recover the proportion of rent which accrued to him before his death.

§ 223. Rights where property or lease is transferred. The grantee of leased real property, or of a reversion thereof, or of any rent, the devisee or assignee of the lessor of such a lease, or the heir or personal representative of either of them, has the same remedies, by entry,…

§ 223-a. Remedies of lessee when possession is not delivered. In the absence of an express provision to the contrary, there shall be implied in every lease of real property a condition that the lessor will deliver possession at the beginning of the term. In the event of breach o…

§ 223-b. Retaliation by landlord against tenant. 1. No landlord of premises or units to which this section is applicable shall serve a notice to quit upon any tenant or commence any action to recover real property or summary proceeding to recover possession of real property in r…

§ 224. Attornment by tenant. The attornment of a tenant to a stranger is absolutely void and does not in any way affect the possession of the landlord unless made either: 1. With the consent of the landlord; or, 2. Pursuant to or in consequence of a judgment, order, or decree of…

§ 225. Notice of action adverse to possession of tenant. Where a process or summons in an action to recover the real property occupied by him, or the possession thereof, is served upon a tenant, he must forthwith give notice thereof to his landlord; otherwise he forfeits the val…

§ 226. Effect of renewal on sub-lease. The surrender of an under-lease is not requisite to the validity of the surrender of the original lease, where a new lease is given by the chief landlord. Such a surrender and renewal do not impair any right or interest of the chief landlor…

§ 226-a. Effect of new lease on tenant's right to remove fixtures or improvements. Unless otherwise expressly agreed, where a tenant has a right to remove fixtures or improvements, such right shall not be lost or impaired by reason of his acceptance of a new lease of the same pr…

§ 226-b. Right to sublease or assign. 1. Unless a greater right to\nassign is conferred by the lease, a tenant renting a residence may not\nassign his lease without the written consent of the owner, which consent\nmay be unconditionally withheld without cause provided that the o…

§ 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 land…

§ 227. When tenant may surrender premises. Where any building, which is leased or occupied, is destroyed or so injured by the elements, or any other cause as to be untenantable, and unfit for occupancy, and no express agreement to the contrary has been made in writing, the lesse…

§ 227-a. Termination of residential lease by senior citizens or individuals with a disability moving to a residence of a family member or entering certain health care facilities, adult care facilities or housing projects. 1. In any lease or rental agreement covering premises occ…

§ 227-b. Termination of certain contracts by senior citizens. 1. In any lease or contract for a senior citizen who has attained the age of sixty-two or older to reside in those facilities set forth in subdivision one of section two hundred twenty-seven-a of this article except f…

§ 227-c. Termination of residential lease by victims of domestic violence. 1. Lease or rental agreement. In any lease or rental agreement covering premises occupied for dwelling purposes, where a tenant or a member of the tenant's household is a victim of domestic violence as de…

§ 227-d. Discrimination based on domestic violence status; prohibited. 1. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, a person is a "domestic violence victim" and possesses "domestic violence victim status" if such person is or has been, or is a parent accompanied by a minor …

§ 227-e. Landlord duty to mitigate damages. In any lease or rental agreement, excluding any real estate purchase contract defined in paragraphs (a), (c) and (d) of subdivision four of section four hundred sixty-one of this chapter, covering premises occupied for dwelling purpose…

§ 227-f. Denial on the basis of involvement in prior disputes prohibited. 1. No landlord of a residential premises shall refuse to rent or offer a lease to a potential tenant on the basis that the potential tenant was involved in a past or pending landlord-tenant action or summa…

§ 228. Termination of tenancies at will or by sufferance, by notice. A tenancy at will or by sufferance, however created, may be terminated by a written notice of not less than thirty days given in behalf of the landlord, to the tenant, requiring him to remove from the premises;…

§ 229. Liability of tenant holding over after giving notice of intention to quit. If a tenant gives notice of his intention to quit the premises held by him, and does not accordingly deliver up the possession thereof, at the time specified in such notice, he or his personal repr…

§ 230. Right of tenants to form, join or participate in tenants' groups. 1. No landlord shall interfere with the right of a tenant to form, join or participate in the lawful activities of any group, committee or other organization formed to protect the rights of tenants; nor sha…

§ 231. Lease, when void; liability of landlord where premises are occupied for unlawful purpose. 1. Whenever the lessee or occupant other than the owner of any building or premises, shall use or occupy the same, or any part thereof, for any illegal trade, manufacture or other bu…

§ 231-a. Sprinkler system notice in residential leases. 1. Every residential lease shall provide conspicuous notice in bold face type as to the existence or non-existence of a maintained and operative sprinkler system in the leased premises. 2. For purposes of this section, "spr…

§ 231-b. Flood history and risk notice in residential leases. 1. Every residential lease shall provide notice of the following information related to the previous flood history and current flood risk of the leased premises, as follows: (a) whether any or all of the leased premis…

* § 231-c. Good cause eviction law notice. 1. A landlord as defined in subdivision two of section two hundred eleven of this chapter shall append to or incorporate into any initial lease, renewal lease, notice required pursuant to paragraph (a) of subdivision one of section two …

§ 232. Duration of certain agreements in New York. An agreement for the occupation of real estate in the city of New York, which shall not particularly specify the duration of the occupation, shall be deemed to continue until the first day of October next after the possession co…

§ 232-a. Notice to terminate monthly tenancy or tenancy from month to month in the city of New York. No monthly tenant, or tenant from month to month, shall hereafter be removed from any lands or buildings in the city of New York on the grounds of holding over the tenant's term …

§ 232-b. Notification to terminate monthly tenancy or tenancy from month to month outside the city of New York. A monthly tenancy or tenancy from month to month of any lands or buildings located outside of the city of New York may be terminated by the tenant or for a tenancy oth…

§ 232-c. Holding over by a tenant after expiration of a term longer than one month; effect of acceptance of rent. Where a tenant whose term is longer than one month holds over after the expiration of such term, such holding over shall not give to the landlord the option to hold …

§ 233. Manufactured home parks; duties, responsibilities. a. Wherever\nused in this section:\n 1. The term "manufactured home tenant" means one who rents space in a\nmanufactured home park from a manufactured home park owner or operator\nfor the purpose of parking his manufactur…

§ 233-a. Sale of manufactured home parks. 1. Whenever used in this section: (a) The term "notify" shall mean the placing of a notice in the United States mail, addressed to the officers of the manufactured homeowners' association or the manufactured home park owner by certified …

* § 233-b. Manufactured home parks; rent increases. 1. The provisions\nof this section shall apply to all manufactured homes located in a\nmanufactured home park as defined in section two hundred thirty-three of\nthis article, however manufactured homes located in manufactured h…

* § 233-b. Campgrounds. a. Whenever used in this section: 1. "Campground" means any parcel or tract of land, including buildings or other structures, where five or more campsites are made available for use as temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, travel or seasona…

§ 233-c. Residential ground lease cooperative apartment buildings. 1. Wherever used in this section: (a) The term "residential ground lease cooperative apartment building" means any and all buildings, improvements or other structures located in the state of New York occupied, ow…

§ 234. Right to recover attorneys' fees in actions or summary proceedings arising out of leases of residential property. 1. Whenever a lease of residential property shall provide that in any action or summary proceeding the landlord may recover attorneys' fees and/or expenses in…

§ 234-a. Unauthorized legal fees. (a) An owner, lessor or agent thereof shall be prohibited from assessing a lessee any fee, surcharge or other charges for legal services in connection with the operation or rental of a residential unit unless the owner, lessor or agent has the l…

§ 235. Wilful violations. 1. Any lessor, agent, manager, superintendent or janitor of any building, or part thereof, the lease or rental agreement whereof by its terms, expressed or implied, requires the furnishing of hot or cold water, heat, light, power, elevator service, tele…