How much notice is required to raise the rent 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.

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 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.

If the notice is late, the tenant may stay at the old rent until the full notice period runs. New York is a rent-regulated state — rent-stabilized and rent-controlled units follow DHCR and Rent Guidelines Board limits instead of the market — and the 2024 Good Cause Eviction law makes increases above the lesser of 5% plus inflation or 10% presumptively unreasonable in covered units in NYC and opt-in localities. Local rent regulation is expressly authorized, not preempted.

New York rent increase notice at a glance

Notice — month-to-month	30 days
Varies by increase size	Notice under RPL 226-c is triggered only when the landlord proposes a rent increase of 5% or more, or will not renew. The period scales with tenancy length, not increase size: 30 days if the tenant has occupied less than one year and has no lease of at least one year; 60 days if occupancy or lease term is at least one year but less than two; 90 days if occupancy or lease term is two years or more. If proper notice is not given, the tenant may remain at the existing rent until the required notice period expires.
Fixed-term leases	RPL 226-c applies to renewal offers on expiring leases as well as month-to-month tenancies: a renewal with an increase of 5% or more requires the same 30/60/90-day written notice keyed to tenancy length. Rent cannot be raised mid-term unless the lease provides for it.
Statewide rent control / stabilization	Yes
Rent control details	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.
Local rent control preempted	No
Frequency limits	Not addressed by statute

Notes and caveats

notice_days_month_to_month is 30 because that is the statutory minimum tier of RPL 226-c, which directly governs rent increases (unlike derivation-only states); page copy must present the full 30/60/90 ladder. Increases under 5% for unregulated units require no statutory notice. Good Cause Eviction coverage has exemptions (small landlords, newer buildings, high-rent units) that page copy should flag.

Statute citations

RPL 226-c (1)-(2) Official source
RPL Art. 6-A (Good Cause Eviction, incl. 216) 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, 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.