Check your municipality. New York does not preempt local rent regulation — city or county ordinances may impose
rent caps, notice rules, and fee limits that are stricter than the state-level rules on this
page and are not covered here. Verify your municipality's ordinances before relying on any
figure below.
What the state record says
New York has multiple rent-regulation regimes: rent control and rent stabilization (NYC Rent Stabilization Law and the Emergency Tenant Protection Act, administered by DHCR, with annual increases set by Rent Guidelines Boards), significantly strengthened by the 2019 HSTPA. Separately, the 2024 Good Cause Eviction law (RPL Article 6-A) applies in NYC and in localities that opt in: for covered units, a rent increase above the lesser of 5% plus CPI or 10% is presumptively unreasonable and can defeat an eviction for nonpayment of the increase.
Pending legislation — not yet law. The rules on this page reflect current
law only. The following bill would change it if enacted:
S4856 (2025-2026 session) — Would amend GOL 7-108(1-a)(e) to extend the security-deposit return/itemized-statement deadline from 14 days to 30 days after the tenant vacates.Status: In Senate Judiciary Committee. Referred 2025-02-13; re-referred 2026-01-07 for the second year of the 2025-2026 session (routine). Assembly same-as: A2652. Not enacted as of the checked date. (checked 2026-07-08).
New York caps security deposits at one month's rent for non-rent-stabilized units, and the landlord must return the deposit with an itemized statement within 14 days of the tenant vacating — miss the deadline and the entire deposit must be returned.
New York landlords must give written notice before raising rent 5% or more (or declining to renew): 30 days for tenancies under one year, 60 days at one to two years, and 90 days at two years or more, counting the longer of occupancy or lease term.
New York caps residential late fees at $50 or 5% of the monthly rent, whichever is less, and no fee may be demanded unless rent remains unpaid five days after its due date — a statutory grace period that applies statewide.
New York has no statute requiring a specific number of hours' notice before a landlord enters an occupied unit; the statewide standard is reasonable prior notice, at a reasonable time, with the tenant's consent, except in emergencies.
How this record was verified: Direct read of statute text on the official NY Senate legislation site (nysenate.gov): GOL 7-108 (full text), GOL 7-103 (full text read 2026-07-08, session 3 — confirmed subdivision structure: (1) trust/no commingling, (2) bank notice + 1% admin fee when interest-bearing, (2-a) 6+ unit interest-bearing mandate, (3) waiver void), RPL 238-a and RPL 226-c (official-source text confirmed via nysenate.gov), cross-checked against the NY Attorney General's Residential Tenants' Rights Guide (ag.ny.gov) and NYC Rent Guidelines Board guidance.