How many days' notice must a landlord give before raising rent in New York?

30 days. Written notice is required only when the landlord proposes an increase of 5% or more, or will not renew. Its length then scales with how long the tenant has lived there, not with the size of the increase (RPL 226-c).

Does New York preempt local rent control ordinances?

New York expressly authorizes local rent regulation — a city, town, or village may opt into rent stabilization under the Emergency Tenant Protection Act by declaring a housing emergency for a class of housing whose rental vacancy rate is five percent or less, an option the 2019 Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act extended statewide. New York City is the exception: as a city of one million or more, it may not adopt or amend its own rent or eviction laws except to review the continued need for the existing regulation or to remove a class of housing from it (Local Emergency Housing Rent Control Act, section 1, subdivision 5).

Can a landlord raise the rent during a fixed-term lease in New York?

Rent cannot be raised during a fixed term unless the lease provides for it or both parties agree to the change. It can be raised at renewal, on the same notice rules that govern any other increase.

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 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 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.

Cited to RPL 226-c (1)-(2) and 1 more cited source · Verified October 1, 2026

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	Written notice is required only when the landlord proposes an increase of 5% or more, or will not renew. Its length then scales with how long the tenant has lived there, not with the size of the increase (RPL 226-c). The ladder is 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; and 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	Rent cannot be raised during a fixed term unless the lease provides for it or both parties agree to the change. It can be raised at renewal, on the same notice rules that govern any other increase. RPL 226-c applies to renewal offers on expiring leases as well as month-to-month tenancies, so a renewal with an increase of 5% or more requires the same 30/60/90-day written notice keyed to tenancy length.
Statewide rent control / stabilization	Yes
Rent control details	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.
Local rent regulation	New York expressly authorizes local rent regulation — a city, town, or village may opt into rent stabilization under the Emergency Tenant Protection Act by declaring a housing emergency for a class of housing whose rental vacancy rate is five percent or less, an option the 2019 Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act extended statewide. New York City is the exception: as a city of one million or more, it may not adopt or amend its own rent or eviction laws except to review the continued need for the existing regulation or to remove a class of housing from it (Local Emergency Housing Rent Control Act, section 1, subdivision 5).
Frequency limits	Not addressed by statute

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Notes and caveats

30 days is the bottom rung of a 30/60/90 ladder — RPL 226-c governs rent increases directly — unlike states where the figure is derived from termination-notice rules — and 30 days is only its minimum tier. The full 30/60/90-day ladder, keyed to length of tenancy, is what actually applies.
Increases under 5% need no RPL 226-c notice — The RPL 226-c notice requirement is triggered only at 5% or more, so a smaller increase on an unregulated unit needs no 226-c notice. In a unit covered by the Good Cause Eviction law, though, a landlord may evict a tenant for refusing reasonable lease changes at renewal, including a rent increase that is not unreasonable, only if written notice of the changes was given at least 30 but no more than 90 days before the lease expired (RPL 216(1)(j)).
Good Cause Eviction does not cover every unit — The Good Cause Eviction rules carry coverage exemptions — small landlords, newer buildings, and high-rent units among them — so the increase standard does not reach all tenancies in a covered locality.

Common questions: New York rent increase notice

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How many days' notice must a landlord give before raising rent in New York?: 30 days. Written notice is required only when the landlord proposes an increase of 5% or more, or will not renew. Its length then scales with how long the tenant has lived there, not with the size of the increase (RPL 226-c).
Does New York have rent control?: Yes — New York has statewide rent control or stabilization. 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.
Does New York preempt local rent control ordinances?: New York expressly authorizes local rent regulation — a city, town, or village may opt into rent stabilization under the Emergency Tenant Protection Act by declaring a housing emergency for a class of housing whose rental vacancy rate is five percent or less, an option the 2019 Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act extended statewide. New York City is the exception: as a city of one million or more, it may not adopt or amend its own rent or eviction laws except to review the continued need for the existing regulation or to remove a class of housing from it (Local Emergency Housing Rent Control Act, section 1, subdivision 5).
Can a landlord raise the rent during a fixed-term lease in New York?: Rent cannot be raised during a fixed term unless the lease provides for it or both parties agree to the change. It can be raised at renewal, on the same notice rules that govern any other increase.
How often can a landlord raise the rent in New York?: Not addressed by statute.

Citations

RPL 226-c · (1)-(2) (verified 2026) Official source
RPL Art. 6-A (Good Cause Eviction, incl. 216) (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.