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New York rental documents

State-specific leases, notices, checklists, and addenda for a New York rental. Legal notes last reviewed 2026-08-15. LeaseGen.io is not a law firm.

Deposit cap: 1× rent
Deposit return: 14 days
Pay-or-quit: 14 days
Pet deposit: Counts toward cap

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Start a tenancy

Screen an applicant, write the lease, and document the move-in.

New York Residential Rental ApplicationA written application for a residential rental. It is not a lease and not a consumer report.
New York Residential Lease AgreementA fixed-term residential rental contract built around the property’s state rules.
New York Month-to-Month Rental AgreementA periodic tenancy that continues until either party gives proper notice.
New York Guarantor / Co-Signer AddendumAn add-on to an existing lease in which another person guarantees the tenant’s rent and other lease duties. It does not make the guarantor a tenant.
New York Pet AddendumAn add-on to an existing lease that names the animals, pet deposit or rent, and care rules. Assistance animals are not pets.
New York Move-In Condition ChecklistA condition inventory completed at move-in. It is not a lease.
New York Security Deposit ReceiptA written record that a security deposit was received. It is not the itemized accounting due after move-out.

During the tenancy

Receipts, entry, rent changes, renewals, and papers that amend who lives there.

End a tenancy

Give notice, inspect at surrender, and account for the deposit. Use an eviction notice only for unpaid rent or a lease violation.

Statewide rules of thumb

A security deposit generally may not exceed one month’s rent (N.Y. Gen. Oblig. Law § 7-108). Hold it in a New York bank account and pay interest as the General Obligations Law requires. Unused deposit plus an itemized list is generally due within 14 days after the tenant vacates. Rent-stabilized units add DHCR rules.

Notice to end or raise rent on a periodic tenancy is generally 30, 60, or 90 days depending on how long the tenant has lived there (N.Y. Real Prop. Law § 226-c).

New York does not prescribe a statewide 24-hour entry statute. Put a reasonable-notice entry clause in the lease. Emergency entry is customary.

New York Real Property Law section 226-c generally requires 30, 60, or 90 days’ written notice of a rent increase, depending on how long the tenant has lived there. Rent-stabilized units add DHCR rules. This generator does not encode city rent-stabilization.

LeaseGen.io is not a law firm. These notes are educational summaries, not advice. Confirm current statutes before anyone signs.

New York rental law at a glance

Short summaries of the rules that shape New York leases, notices, and deposit papers on LeaseGen.io. Last reviewed 2026-08-15. Not legal advice.

Security deposits

Cap: 1× rent
Return clock: 14 days after the tenancy ends

N.Y. Gen. Oblig. Law § 7-108

New York deposit receipt · Deposit itemization

Notices and entry

Notice to end or raise rent on a periodic tenancy is generally 30, 60, or 90 days depending on how long the tenant has lived there (N.Y. Real Prop. Law § 226-c).

New York does not prescribe a statewide 24-hour entry statute. Put a reasonable-notice entry clause in the lease. Emergency entry is customary.

Notice to vacate · Entry notice · Rent increase

Eviction notices

New York nonpayment starts with a 14-day rent demand. Holdover and rent-stabilized units have extra notices. This is not a petition or notice of petition.

A 14-day written rent demand is required before a nonpayment case (N.Y. Real Prop. Acts. Law § 711(2)).
Pay-or-quit deadline: 14 days
A rent demand may be served like a notice of petition. Personal, substituted, and conspicuous service have strict rules. NYC has extra forms.

Good-cause and rent-stabilization rules can limit termination in New York City and some other localities.

New York eviction notice generator

Required disclosures (1)

New York residential leases commonly need these statewide disclosures. The lease generator adds them when your answers trigger them.

New York deposit account
Hold the deposit in a New York bank account, notify the tenant of the bank, and pay interest as the statute requires.

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Local rent rules

These New York cities often have rent-control, just-cause, or relocation rules on top of state law. Confirm the ordinance before you raise rent or decline to renew.

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