New York City
The deepest tenant-protection system in the country - if you know which rules cover your unit
01
Rent stabilization
Roughly a million apartments are rent-stabilized: annual increases are set by the Rent Guidelines Board, and you have a right to lease renewal. Check your unit's status with NYS Homes and Community Renewal - many tenants don't know they're stabilized.
02
Good cause eviction
New York's good cause eviction law (2024) extends protections to many market-rate NYC tenants: landlords need a legal reason to evict or decline renewal, and unusually large rent increases can be challenged.
03
Right to counsel
Low-income tenants facing eviction in housing court have a right to a free lawyer - use it. Represented tenants win dramatically more often.
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New York law still applies.
City rules sit on top of state law. Deposits, entry notice and the eviction process still come from New York.