New York Residential Rent Increase Notice

New York Residential Rent Increase Notice

Use this form for a proposed renewal rent increase after checking the lease and controlling law. It does not authorize a unilateral increase during a fixed term. Municipal rent-control amounts stay out of this state form and must be entered from current local authority.

New York 30/60/90-Day and Good-Cause Module

When a landlord offers to renew a residential tenancy with a rent increase of 5% or more over current rent, Real Property Law § 226-c requires advance written notice based on the longer of cumulative occupancy or the lease term: at least 30 days for less than one year of occupancy and a lease term under one year; at least 60 days for occupancy of more than one year but less than two years, or a lease term of at least one year but less than two years; and at least 90 days for occupancy of more than two years or a lease term of at least two years. At an exact one- or two-year occupancy anniversary with a shorter lease, resolve the statutory tier with counsel before service. Section 226-c(1)(b) exempts a cooperative housing corporation's notice to a tenant who owns shares or the unit, except for the specified private-housing-finance-law corporations; another notice duty may still apply. Rent-regulated units and local programs require their own current calculations.

• Base-rent increase is less than 5%: ☐ Yes — § 226-c rent-increase tier is not triggered by amount ☐ No
• Occupancy began: [__/__/____]; current lease length: [________]
• Required tier: ☐ 30 days ☐ 60 days ☐ 90 days ☐ Longer controlling rule
• For a § 226-c notice, exact completed § 231-c Good Cause Eviction Law notice appended or incorporated: ☐ Yes ☐ Not a § 226-c notice. A landlord covered by § 231-c must also include that notice in an initial or renewal lease.
• Good-cause coverage/exemption response and any above-standard increase explanation completed in statutory notice: ☐ Yes

• Rent stabilization/control and local-law review completed: ☐ Yes

• Fair-housing review confirms the increase is not based on a protected characteristic: ☐ Yes

• Local rent control/stabilization, emergency orders, subsidy rules, and deed restrictions checked: ☐ Yes
• Longer notice required by another law, agreement, or program: ☐ No ☐ Yes — [____] days

1. Property, Parties, and Tenancy

• Date of notice: [__/__/____]
• Housing provider/agent: [________________________________]
• Tenant(s): [________________________________]
• Property address/unit: [________________________________]
• Tenancy: ☐ Fixed term ending [__/__/____] ☐ Month-to-month ☐ Week-to-week ☐ Other: [________]
• Lease section authorizing change/renewal: [________________________________]
• Rent is normally due on day [____] of each month.

2. Increase Calculation and Effective Date

Calculation for § 226-c: (proposed base rent − current base rent) ÷ current base rent × 100 = [____]%.

3. Notice to Tenant

Date: [__/__/____]

To: [TENANT NAME(S)]
At: [PROPERTY ADDRESS AND UNIT]

This is written notice of the proposed rent for renewal of the tenancy beginning [EFFECTIVE DATE], subject to the lease and controlling law:

• Current base rent: $[________]
• Proposed base rent: $[________]
• Base-rent change: $[________] ([____]%)
• Separately stated recurring charges, current/proposed: $[________] / $[________]

If the renewal takes effect, the new lawful rent is due on the regular rent-payment date by the method stated in the rental agreement, unless the parties make a different lawful agreement. Other proposed changes, if any, are stated here:

[____________________________________________________________]

Legal/lease basis and applicable notice period:

[____________________________________________________________]

This notice does not waive any tenant right or housing-provider duty under controlling federal, state, local, subsidy, or rent-control law.

Housing provider/authorized agent: [________________________________]

Signature: [________________________________] Date: [__/__/____]

Contact/address for lawful communications: [________________________________]

4. Service and Proof

Permitted service method verified under current controlling law: ☐ Yes

• Method: ☐ Personal delivery ☐ Mail ☐ Posting plus mailing ☐ Other lawful method: [________]
• Person/address served: [________________________________]
• Date/time served or mailed: [__/__/____] [____]
• Mailing extension or actual-receipt rule included in effective-date calculation: ☐ Yes ☐ Not applicable
• Tracking/certificate/witness: [________________________________]

I declare that the information above accurately records service of this notice.

Server name/signature/date: [________________________________]

5. File Record

• Signed lease and amendments retained: ☐ Yes
• Coverage/exemption and cap calculation retained: ☐ Yes
• Current state and local sources saved or cited: ☐ Yes
• Copy of notice and service proof retained: ☐ Yes
• Effective date independently rechecked after service: ☐ Yes

Sources and References

• 42 U.S.C. § 3604 — https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=(title:42%20section:3604%20edition:prelim)
• N.Y. Real Prop. Law § 226-c — New York State Senate — https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/RPP/226-C
• N.Y. Real Prop. Law § 231-c — current prescribed notice — https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/RPP/231-C