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 to provide necessary or agreed repairs or services, to enter as the lease provides, and to show the unit to prospective purchasers or tenants.

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 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. Verified local pages: New York City , New York municipalities outside NYC .

What the state record says

New York runs several rent-regulation regimes at once. Rent-controlled and rent-stabilized units follow DHCR rules with annual increases set by Rent Guidelines Boards, and a separate 2024 Good Cause Eviction law limits increases 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. The rules on this page reflect the law in force today. The following measure would change it:

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 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 New York statute · Verified July 8, 2026

The Attorney General's official guidance treats about 24 hours as reasonable for inspections and about a week for planned repairs, and courts enforce the standard through the covenant of quiet enjoyment — a landlord without a reserved right of entry has no common-law right to enter at all. Leases commonly specify 24 or 48 hours, and rent-stabilized units and some localities layer on additional 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. That standard is grounded in the covenant of quiet enjoyment and case law. The NY Attorney General's official guidance treats roughly 24 hours as reasonable for inspections and about one week for repairs, with no notice needed in emergencies.
Permitted reasons	A landlord may enter to provide necessary or agreed repairs or services, to enter as the lease provides, and to show the unit to prospective purchasers or tenants. Each of those entries takes reasonable notice, at reasonable times, and the tenant's consent, which may not be unreasonably withheld. The landlord's remedy for a refusal is a court order, not forced entry.
Emergency exception	Yes
Time-of-day restrictions	Not addressed by statute

Cite this page: "Landlord Atlas, New York Landlord Entry Notice Laws (verified July 8, 2026), landlordatlas.com/laws/entry-notice/new-york/" — free to cite and quote with a link (how these records are verified). Every figure above is cited to the New York statute in the citations section below.

Notes and caveats

The 24-hour figure is official guidance, not a statute — The blank hours field means no New York statute fixes an entry-notice period. The roughly 24 hours commonly quoted comes from the Attorney General's guidance, and the distinction between guidance and statutory text matters.
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 cited alongside it as the statutory framework for the tenant's possessory rights, not as a source of any entry-notice rule.
Local rules layer on top — and are not captured here — Local ordinances, including New York City's rules on showings of rent-stabilized units, 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 to provide necessary or agreed repairs or services, to enter as the lease provides, and to show the unit to prospective purchasers or tenants.
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.

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 / possessory-rights framework) (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) and NYC Rent Guidelines Board guidance.