2023 New York Laws › RPP - Real Property › Article 7 - Landlord and Tenant › 231-C - Good Cause Eviction Law Notice.

* § 231-c. Good cause eviction law notice. 1. A landlord as defined in
  subdivision  two  of  section  two  hundred eleven of this chapter shall
  append to or incorporate into any initial lease, renewal  lease,  notice
  required  pursuant  to  paragraph  (a) of subdivision one of section two
  hundred twenty-six-c  of  this  article,  notice  required  pursuant  to
  subdivision  two  of  section  seven hundred eleven of the real property
  actions and proceedings law,  or  petition  pursuant  to  section  seven
  hundred  forty one of the real property actions and proceedings law, the
  following notice:
  NOTICE TO TENANT OF APPLICABILITY OR INAPPLICABILITY  OF  THE  NEW  YORK
  STATE GOOD CAUSE EVICTION LAW
  This  notice  from  your landlord serves to inform you of whether or not
  your unit/apartment/home is covered by the New  York  State  Good  Cause
  Eviction  Law (Article 6-A of the Real Property Law) and, if applicable,
  the reason permitted under the New York State Good  Cause  Eviction  Law
  that your landlord is not renewing your lease. Even if your apartment is
  not  protected  by  Article  6-A, known as the New York State Good Cause
  Eviction Law, you may have other rights under  other  local,  state,  or
  federal  laws  and  regulations  concerning  rents  and  evictions. This
  notice, which your landlord is required to fill out  and  give  to  you,
  does  not  constitute  legal advice. You may wish to consult a lawyer if
  you have any questions about your rights under the New York  State  Good
  Cause Eviction Law or about this notice.
  NOTICE (THIS SHOULD BE FILLED OUT BY YOUR LANDLORD)
  UNIT INFORMATION
  STREET:
  _______________________________________________________________________
  UNIT OR APARTMENT NUMBER:
  _______________________________________________________________________
  CITY/TOWN/VILLAGE:
  _______________________________________________________________________
  STATE:
  _______________________________________________________________________
  ZIP CODE:
  _______________________________________________________________________
  1.  IS  THIS UNIT SUBJECT TO ARTICLE 6-A OF THE REAL PROPERTY LAW, KNOWN
  AS THE NEW YORK STATE GOOD CAUSE EVICTION LAW? (PLEASE  MARK  APPLICABLE
  ANSWER)
  YES ___
  NO ___
  2.  IF  THE  UNIT  IS  EXEMPT FROM ARTICLE 6-A OF THE REAL PROPERTY LAW,
  KNOWN AS THE NEW YORK STATE GOOD CAUSE EVICTION LAW, WHY  IS  IT  EXEMPT
  FROM THAT LAW? (PLEASE MARK ALL APPLICABLE EXEMPTIONS)
  A. Village/Town/City outside of New York City has not adopted good cause
  eviction under section 213 of the Real Property Law ___;
  B.  Unit  is owned by a "small landlord," as defined in subdivision 3 of
  section 211 of the Real Property Law, who owns no more than 10 units for
  small landlords located  in  New  York  City  or  the  number  of  units
  established  as  the  maximum  amount  a "small landlord" can own in the
  state by a local law of a village, town, or city, other  than  New  York
  City,  adopting  the provisions of Article 6-A of the Real Property Law,
  known as the New York State Good Cause Eviction Law, or no more than  10
  units,  as  applicable.  In  connection  with any eviction proceeding in
  which the landlord claims an exemption from the  provisions  of  Article
  6-A  of  the  Real  Property Law, known as the New York State Good Cause
  Eviction Law, on the basis of being a small landlord, the landlord shall
  provide to the tenant or tenants subject to the proceeding the  name  of
  each  natural  person  who owns or is a beneficial owner of, directly or

  indirectly, in whole or in part, the housing accommodation at  issue  in
  the  proceeding,  the  number  of units owned, jointly or separately, by
  each such natural person owner, and the addresses  of  any  such  units,
  excluding  each  natural  person  owner's  principal  residence.  If the
  landlord is an entity, organized under the laws of this state or of  any
  other  jurisdiction,  then  such landlord shall provide to the tenant or
  tenants subject to the proceeding the name of each natural person with a
  direct or indirect ownership interest in such entity or  any  affiliated
  entity,  the  number of units owned, jointly or separately, by each such
  natural person owner, and the addresses of  any  such  units,  excluding
  each   natural  person  owner's  principal  residence  (exemption  under
  subdivision 1 of section 214 of the Real Property Law) ___;
  C. Unit is located in an owner-occupied housing  accommodation  with  no
  more  than 10 units (exemption under subdivision 2 of section 214 of the
  Real Property Law) ___;
  D. Unit is subject to regulation  of  rents  or  evictions  pursuant  to
  local,  state,  or federal law (exemption under subdivision 5 of section
  214 of the Real Property Law)___;
  E. Unit must be  affordable  to  tenants  at  a  specific  income  level
  pursuant to statute, regulation, restrictive declaration, or pursuant to
  a regulatory agreement with a local, state, or federal government entity
  (exemption  under subdivision 6 of section 214 of the Real Property Law)
  ___;
  F. Unit is on or within a housing accommodation owned as  a  condominium
  or  cooperative, or unit is on or within a housing accommodation subject
  to an offering plan submitted to the  office  of  the  attorney  general
  (exemption  under subdivision 7 of section 214 of the Real Property Law)
  ___;
  G. Unit is in a housing accommodation that was  issued  a  temporary  or
  permanent  certificate  of  occupancy  within the past 30 years (only if
  building received  the  certificate  on  or  after  January  1st,  2009)
  (exemption  under subdivision 8 of section 214 of the Real Property Law)
  ___;
  H. Unit is a seasonal use dwelling unit under subdivisions 4  and  5  of
  section   7-108   of   the  General  Obligations  Law  (exemption  under
  subdivision 9 of section 214 of the Real Property Law) ___;
  I. Unit is in a hospital as defined in subdivision 1 of section 2801  of
  the  Public  Health  Law,  continuing care retirement community licensed
  pursuant to Article 46 or 46-A of the Public Health Law, assisted living
  residence licensed pursuant to Article 46-B of the  Public  Health  Law,
  adult  care  facility  licensed  pursuant  to  Article  7  of the Social
  Services  Law,  senior  residential  community  that  has  submitted  an
  offering  plan  to  the  attorney general, or not-for-profit independent
  retirement  community   that   offers   personal   emergency   response,
  housekeeping,  transportation  and  meals  to their residents (exemption
  under subdivision 10 of section 214 of the Real Property Law) ___;
  J. Unit is a manufactured home located on or in a manufactured home park
  as defined in section 233 of the  Real  Property  Law  (exemption  under
  subdivision 11 of section 214 of the Real Property Law) ___;
  K. Unit is a hotel room or other transient use covered by the definition
  of  a  class B multiple dwelling under subdivision 9 of section 4 of the
  Multiple Dwelling Law (exemption under subdivision 12 of section 214  of
  the Real Property Law) ___;
  L.  Unit  is  a dormitory owned and operated by an institution of higher
  education or a school (exemption under subdivision 13 of section 214  of
  the Real Property Law) ___;

  M.  Unit  is  within  and for use by a religious facility or institution
  (exemption under subdivision 14 of section 214 of the Real Property Law)
  ___;
  N.  Unit  has  a  monthly  rent that is greater than the percent of fair
  market rent established in a local law of  a  village,  town,  or  city,
  other  than New York City, adopting the provisions of Article 6-A of the
  Real Property Law, known as the New York Good Cause Eviction Law, or 245
  percent of the fair market rent, as applicable. Fair market rent  refers
  to  the  figure published by the United States Department of Housing and
  Urban Development, for the county in which the housing accommodation  is
  located,  as shall be published by the Division of Housing and Community
  Renewal no later than August 1st in any  given  year.  The  Division  of
  Housing and Community Renewal shall publish the fair market rent and 245
  percent  of  the fair market rent for each unit type for which such fair
  market rent is published by the United States Department of Housing  and
  Urban  Development  for  each  county  in  New  York State in the annual
  publication required pursuant to subdivision 7 of  section  211  of  the
  Real  Property Law (exemption under subdivision 15 of section 214 of the
  Real Property Law) ___;
  3. IF THIS UNIT IS SUBJECT TO ARTICLE 6-A  OF  THE  REAL  PROPERTY  LAW,
  KNOWN  AS  THE  NEW  YORK STATE GOOD CAUSE EVICTION LAW, AND THIS NOTICE
  SERVES TO INFORM A TENANT THAT THE LANDLORD IS INCREASING THE RENT ABOVE
  THE THRESHOLD FOR PRESUMPTIVELY UNREASONABLE RENT INCREASES, WHAT IS THE
  LANDLORD'S JUSTIFICATION FOR INCREASING THE RENT ABOVE THE THRESHOLD FOR
  PRESUMPTIVELY  UNREASONABLE  RENT  INCREASES?  (A   rent   increase   is
  presumptively  unreasonable  if  the  increase  from  the  prior rent is
  greater than the lower of: (a) 5  percent  plus  the  annual  percentage
  change in the consumer price index for all urban consumers for all items
  as  published  by  the  United States Bureau of Labor Statistics for the
  region in which the housing accommodation is located, as  published  not
  later  than  August  1st  of  each  year  by the Division of Housing and
  Community Renewal; or (b) 10 percent.) (PLEASE MARK  AND  FILL  OUT  THE
  APPLICABLE RESPONSE)
  A. The rent is not being increased above the threshold for presumptively
  unreasonable rent increases described above: ___;
  B.  The  rent  is  being increased above the threshold for presumptively
  unreasonable rent increases described above: ___;
  B-1:  If  the  rent  is  being  increased  above   the   threshold   for
  presumptively  unreasonable  rent increases described above, what is the
  justification for the increase:
  _________________________________________________________________________
  _________________________________________________________________________
  _________________________________________________________________________
  _________________________________________________________________________
  4. IF THIS UNIT IS SUBJECT TO ARTICLE 6-A  OF  THE  REAL  PROPERTY  LAW,
  KNOWN  AS  THE  NEW  YORK STATE GOOD CAUSE EVICTION LAW, AND THIS NOTICE
  SERVES TO INFORM A TENANT THAT THE LANDLORD IS  NOT  RENEWING  A  LEASE,
  WHAT  IS  THE  GOOD  CAUSE  FOR NOT RENEWING THE LEASE? (PLEASE MARK ALL
  APPLICABLE REASONS)
  A. This unit is exempt from Article 6-A of the Real Property Law,  known
  as the New York State Good Cause Eviction Law, for the reasons stated in
  response  to  question  2,  above  (IF  THIS ANSWER IS CHECKED, NO OTHER
  ANSWERS TO THIS QUESTION SHOULD BE CHECKED): ___;
  B. The tenant is receiving this notice in connection with a first  lease
  or  a  renewal  lease, so the landlord does not need to check any of the
  lawful reasons listed below for not renewing a lease under  Article  6-A
  of  the  Real  Property  Law,  known  as  the  New York State Good Cause

  Eviction Law (IF THIS ANSWER  IS  CHECKED,  NO  OTHER  ANSWERS  TO  THIS
  QUESTION SHOULD BE CHECKED) ___;
  C. The landlord is not renewing the lease because the unit is sublet and
  the  sublessor seeks in good faith to recover possession of the unit for
  their own personal use and occupancy (exemption under subdivision  3  of
  section 214 of the Real Property Law): ___;
  D. The landlord is not renewing the lease because the possession, use or
  occupancy  of  the  unit  is  solely  incident  to  employment  and  the
  employment is being or has been  lawfully  terminated  (exemption  under
  subdivision 4 of section 214 of the Real Property Law): ___;
  E.  The landlord is not renewing the lease because the tenant has failed
  to pay rent due and owing, and the  rent  due  or  owing,  or  any  part
  thereof,  did  not  result from a rent increase which is unreasonable. A
  rent increase is presumptively unreasonable if  the  increase  from  the
  prior  rent  is greater than the lower of: (a) 5 percent plus the annual
  percentage change in the consumer price index for  all  urban  consumers
  for  all  items  as  published  by  the  United  States  Bureau of Labor
  Statistics for the region in which the housing accommodation is located,
  as published not later than August 1st of each year by the  Division  of
  Housing  and  Community  Renewal;  or  (b)  10  percent  (good cause for
  eviction under paragraph a of subdivision 1 of section 216 of  the  Real
  Property Law): ___;
  F.  The  landlord  is  not  renewing  the  lease  because  the tenant is
  violating a substantial obligation of their tenancy or breaching any  of
  the  landlord's rules and regulations governing the premises, other than
  the obligation to surrender possession of the premises, and  the  tenant
  has failed to cure the violation after written notice that the violation
  must  cease  within  10  days of receipt of the written notice. For this
  good cause to apply, the obligation the tenant  violated  cannot  be  an
  obligation  that was imposed for the purpose of circumventing the intent
  of Article 6-A of the Real Property Law, known as  the  New  York  State
  Good  Cause  Eviction  Law. The landlord's rules or regulations that the
  tenant has violated also must be reasonable and have  been  accepted  in
  writing  by  the  tenant or made a part of the lease at the beginning of
  the lease term (good cause for eviction under paragraph b of subdivision
  1 of section 216 of the Real Property Law): ___;
  G. The landlord is not renewing the lease because the tenant  is  either
  (a) committing or permitting a nuisance on the unit or the premises; (b)
  maliciously  or  grossly  negligently  causing substantial damage to the
  unit or the premises;  (c)  interfering  with  the  landlord's,  another
  tenant's,   or  occupants  of  the  same  or  an  adjacent  building  or
  structure's comfort and safety (good cause for eviction under  paragraph
  c of subdivision 1 of section 216 of the Real Property Law): ___;
  H. The landlord is not renewing the lease because the tenant's occupancy
  of  the  unit  violates  law  and  the  landlord  is subject to civil or
  criminal penalties for continuing to let the tenant occupy the unit. For
  this  good  cause  to  apply,  a  state  or  municipal   agency   having
  jurisdiction  must  have  issued an order requiring the tenant to vacate
  the unit. No tenant shall be removed from possession of a unit  on  this
  basis  unless  the  court  finds  that  the cure of the violation of law
  requires the removal of the  tenant  and  that  the  landlord  did  not,
  through  neglect  or  deliberate  action  or  failure to act, create the
  condition necessitating the vacate order. If the landlord does  not  try
  to  cure the conditions causing the violation of the law, the tenant has
  the right to pay or secure payment, in  a  manner  satisfactory  to  the
  court,  to  cure  the  violation.  Any  tenant  expenditures to cure the
  violation shall be applied against rent owed to the  landlord.  Even  if
  removal  of  a tenant is absolutely essential to the tenant's health and

  safety, the tenant shall be entitled to resume possession at  such  time
  as  the  dangerous conditions have been removed. The tenant also retains
  the right to bring an action for monetary damages against  the  landlord
  or  to otherwise compel the landlord to comply with all applicable state
  or municipal housing codes (good cause for eviction under paragraph d of
  subdivision 1 of section 216 of the Real Property Law):  ___;
  I. The landlord is not renewing the lease because the tenant is using or
  permitting the unit or premises to be used for an illegal purpose  (good
  cause  for eviction under paragraph e of subdivision 1 of section 216 of
  the Real Property Law): ___;
  J. The landlord is  not  renewing  the  lease  because  the  tenant  has
  unreasonably refused the landlord access to the unit for the purposes of
  making  necessary  repairs  or  improvements  required by law or for the
  purposes of showing the premises to a prospective purchaser,  mortgagee,
  or  other  person with a legitimate interest in the premises (good cause
  for eviction under paragraph f of subdivision 1 of section  216  of  the
  Real Property Law): ___;
  K.  The landlord is not renewing the lease because the landlord seeks in
  good faith to recover possession of the unit for the landlord's personal
  use and occupancy as the landlord's  principal  residence,  or  for  the
  personal  use  and  occupancy as a principal residence by the landlord's
  spouse,  domestic  partner,  child,  stepchild,   parent,   step-parent,
  sibling,  grandparent, grandchild, parent-in-law, or sibling-in-law. The
  landlord can only recover the unit for these purposes  if  there  is  no
  other  suitable housing accommodation in the building that is available.
  Under no circumstances can the  landlord  recover  the  unit  for  these
  purposes  if the tenant is (a) 65 years old or older; or (b) a "disabled
  person" as defined in subdivision 6 of section 211 of the Real  Property
  Law.  To  establish  this  good  cause  in  an  eviction proceeding, the
  landlord must establish good faith to recover possession  of  a  housing
  accommodation  for  the  uses  described  herein by clear and convincing
  evidence (good cause for eviction under paragraph g of subdivision 1  of
  section 216 of the Real Property Law):  ___;
  L.  The  landlord is not renewing the lease because the landlord in good
  faith seeks to demolish the housing  accommodation.  To  establish  this
  good  cause  in an eviction proceeding, the landlord must establish good
  faith to demolish the housing  accommodation  by  clear  and  convincing
  evidence  (good cause for eviction under paragraph h of subdivision 1 of
  section 216 of the Real Property Law): ___;
  M. The landlord is not renewing the lease because the landlord seeks  in
  good  faith  to  withdraw  the  unit  from the housing rental market. To
  establish this good cause in an eviction proceeding, the  landlord  must
  establish good faith to withdraw the unit from the rental housing market
  by  clear  and  convincing  evidence  (good  cause  for  eviction  under
  paragraph i of subdivision 1 of section 216 of the Real  Property  Law):
  ___;
  N.  The landlord is not renewing the lease because the tenant has failed
  to agree to reasonable changes at lease  renewal,  including  reasonable
  increases  in  rent, and the landlord gave written notice of the changes
  to the lease to the tenant at least 30 days, but no more than  90  days,
  before  the  current  lease  expired.  A  rent increase is presumptively
  unreasonable if the increase from the prior rent  is  greater  than  the
  lower  of:  (a)  5  percent  plus  the  annual  percentage change in the
  consumer price index for all urban consumers for all items as  published
  by  the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics for the region in which
  the housing accommodation is located, as published by August 1st of each
  year by the Division of Housing and Community Renewal; or (b) 10 percent

  (good cause for eviction under paragraph j of subdivision 1  of  section
  216 of the Real Property Law):___.
* NB Effective August 18, 2024
*NB Repealed June 15, 2034