How many hours' notice must a landlord give before entering in New York?

No fixed statutory period (see notice standard). No New York statute sets a fixed advance-notice period for landlord entry. The controlling standard is reasonable prior notice at a reasonable time, with the tenant's consent for non-emergency entry.

What reasons allow a landlord to enter a rental in New York?

A landlord may enter with reasonable prior notice, at a reasonable time, and with the tenant's consent, to provide routine or agreed-upon repairs or services, or as the lease provides. If the tenant unreasonably withholds consent, the landlord may ask a court for an order permitting entry.

Can a landlord enter without notice in an emergency in New York?

Yes — New York recognizes an emergency exception to the entry-notice requirement.

How much notice must a landlord give before entering in New York?

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Check your municipality. New York does not preempt local rent regulation — city or county ordinances may impose rent caps, notice periods, and fee limits that are stricter than the state law on this page. Verify your municipality's ordinances before relying on any figure below. Verified local pages: New York City, New York municipalities outside NYC, Rochester, Yonkers.

What the state record says

New York runs several rent-regulation regimes at once. Rent-stabilized units follow annual increases set by local Rent Guidelines Boards. Rent-controlled units follow a separate formula administered by DHCR; in New York City a rent-controlled tenant's yearly increase is limited to the average of the five most recent Rent Guidelines Board one-year increases or 7.5%, whichever is less. A separate 2024 Good Cause Eviction law makes large increases presumptively unreasonable in covered units. The stabilization regimes are the NYC Rent Stabilization Law and the Emergency Tenant Protection Act, administered by DHCR and significantly strengthened by the 2019 HSTPA. The 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.

Legislative changes ahead — not yet in force. This page reflects the law in force today. The following measure would change New York's landlord-tenant law:

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, in the Assembly Judiciary Committee since 2026-01-07. Not enacted as of the checked date. (checked October 1, 2026).

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.

Cited to NY Attorney General, Residential Tenants' Rights Guide (official guidance; no entry-notice statute exists) and 1 more cited source · Verified October 1, 2026

The Attorney General's guide states that standard: a landlord may enter to make routine or agreed-upon repairs or provide services, or as the lease provides; if the tenant unreasonably withholds consent, the landlord may seek a court order; and in an emergency such as a fire or water leak, the landlord may enter without consent or notice. Some localities, including New York City, add their own access rules.

New York entry notice at a glance

Advance notice required	No fixed statutory period (see notice standard)
Notice standard	No New York statute sets a fixed advance-notice period for landlord entry. The controlling standard is reasonable prior notice at a reasonable time, with the tenant's consent for non-emergency entry. The Attorney General's guide states this standard and lets a landlord enter without the tenant's consent or prior notice in an emergency, such as a fire or water leak. It sets no number of hours.
Permitted reasons	A landlord may enter with reasonable prior notice, at a reasonable time, and with the tenant's consent, to provide routine or agreed-upon repairs or services, or as the lease provides. If the tenant unreasonably withholds consent, the landlord may ask a court for an order permitting entry. In a unit covered by the Good Cause Eviction law, a tenant's unreasonable refusal of access for necessary repairs or improvements required by law, or to show the unit to a prospective purchaser, mortgagee or other person with a legitimate interest, is a ground for eviction (RPL 216(1)(f)).
Emergency exception	Yes
Time-of-day restrictions	Not addressed by statute

Cite this page: "Landlord Atlas, New York Landlord Entry Notice Laws (verified October 1, 2026), landlordatlas.com/laws/entry-notice/new-york/" — free to cite and quote with a link (how these records are verified). Everything above is cited in the citations section below.

Notes and caveats

No statute or state guidance sets a number of hours — The blank hours field means no New York statute fixes an entry-notice period. The Attorney General's guide does not set one either; it asks for reasonable prior notice at a reasonable time.
RPL 235-b is not an entry statute — The Attorney General's guide is the official state source articulating the reasonable-notice standard. RPL 235-b is the warranty of habitability, the landlord's duty to keep the unit fit to live in; it is cited for context and contains no entry-notice rule.
Local rules layer on top — and are not captured here — Local laws, including New York City's Housing Maintenance Code rules on an owner's access to an apartment, are outside the scope of this page. Check local law in addition to the statewide standard.

Common questions: New York entry notice

Each answer is the verified value from the table above, restated as a direct answer. Free to quote with a link to this page.

How many hours' notice must a landlord give before entering in New York?: No fixed statutory period (see notice standard). No New York statute sets a fixed advance-notice period for landlord entry. The controlling standard is reasonable prior notice at a reasonable time, with the tenant's consent for non-emergency entry.
What reasons allow a landlord to enter a rental in New York?: A landlord may enter with reasonable prior notice, at a reasonable time, and with the tenant's consent, to provide routine or agreed-upon repairs or services, or as the lease provides. If the tenant unreasonably withholds consent, the landlord may ask a court for an order permitting entry.
Can a landlord enter without notice in an emergency in New York?: Yes — New York recognizes an emergency exception to the entry-notice requirement.
Are there time-of-day limits on when a landlord can enter in New York?: Not addressed by statute.

Citations

NY Attorney General, Residential Tenants' Rights Guide (official guidance; no entry-notice statute exists) (verified 2026) Official source
RPL 235-b (warranty of habitability) (verified 2026) Official source

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 — 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). October 1, 2026: every section the security deposit, rent increase, late fee and entry answers rest on was read again in the State Senate's legislation database (legislation.nysenate.gov), which carried law updates through September 25, 2026: GOL 7-103, 7-107, 7-108 and 5-328; RPL 226-c, 235-b, 238-a and article 6-A (sections 210 to 218); sections 3 and 14 of the Emergency Tenant Protection Act; section 1 of the Local Emergency Housing Rent Control Act; and RPAPL 702. Chapters 431 and 436 of the Laws of 2025 are the only acts of the 2025-2026 session that amended any of them, and both are stated on these pages. The Attorney General's guide was read again the same day.