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New York landlord entry laws

How much notice your landlord owes you before coming in, when they may enter without it, and what New York law lets you do about it.

Notice required

No statewide statute

Real Property Law Article 7 contains no right-of-access or entry-notice provision. RPL § 235-d, titled 'Harassment', reaches only buildings formerly used for manufacturing or warehousing without a residential certificate of occupancy, in cities of a million or more — loft conversions, not ordinary tenancies.

Why we won't write you a demand letter for New York

New York State sets no notice requirement before entry, so there is no statewide rule for a letter to enforce.

What to do right now

If you are in New York City, look up the Housing Maintenance Code rather than the state statute. Anywhere in the state, your lease governs, and a written objection creates the record.

Your city may give you more

New York City regulates entry through the NYC Housing Maintenance Code. If you live in the five boroughs you likely do have a rule — it is municipal, so it sits outside a statewide product, but it is real and worth looking up.

We don't write an entry letter for New York. The reason is above, and it is not a limitation of ours — it is what the law here does and does not give you. If your landlord is also withholding a deposit, charging a late fee the law doesn't allow, or refusing repairs, those are areas where we can send a certified demand on your behalf.

Other New York tenant rights

Landlords who get one of these wrong often get another wrong too.

New York security deposit lawHow long your landlord has to return it, and what they owe if they don't.New York rent late fee lawsWhat a landlord may charge for late rent, and when they may charge it.

How this page was checked

  • Read from the source. Every deadline, cap and penalty here was taken from New York's landlord-tenant law — the statute, session law or administrative code itself.
  • No legal-information websites. Commercial summaries were used only to find a provision, never as authority for it. An automated check fails our build if any state we serve cites a secondary source.
  • Locked against drift. The verified figures are pinned by regression tests, so a later edit cannot quietly change a deadline or a penalty.
  • Last verified August 21, 2026. Laws change — confirm the current text before relying on it.

General information, not legal advice. We are not a law firm.

Compare all 51 jurisdictions — notice periods range from 12 hours to 72, and thirteen states have no rule at all.