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The owner must give written notice of renewal by mail or personal delivery not more than 150 days and not less than 90 days before the existing lease expires. A failure of the tenant to respond within 60 days of the offering may lead to eviction proceedings.

If your landlord does not renew your lease and you remain in the apartment, be prepared for your landlord to start an eviction case in housing court agasint you. The case will likely be a holdover case, meaning that your landlord is asking for the right to evict you even if you're willing to pay the rent.

Specifically, the NYC Rent Guideline Board limits how much a landlord may increase your rent each year. In June of 2022, the board set a 3.25% increase for one-year lease agreements and a 5% increase for a two-year lease agreement. This will apply to all leases signed between October 2022 to September 2023.

Landlords are required to provide notice to tenants if they intend to raise rent more than five percent or if they do not intend to renew the lease. The landlord must provide such notice at least: 30 days in advance of renewal if a tenant has lived in the apartment less than one year and has less than a 12-month lease.

It is also illegal for landlords to harass you or tell you how to live. ing to the law, all legal tenants possess what is known as the “Right To Quiet Enjoyment.” This law gives you the right to live in a rental property peacefully and without disturbance.

The only way your landlord can deny you a renewal lease is through eviction in Housing Court. Following appropriate notice, a landlord may bring a summary nonpayment court proceeding to evict a tenant who fails to pay the agreed rent when due and to recover outstanding rent.

Tenants are entitled to a livable, safe, and sanitary home whether they are paying rent or not. A landlord's failure to provide essential services such as hot water or electricity is a breach of the warranty of habitability.

If your apartment is indeed stabilized, your landlord is supposed to attach to your lease the Rent Stabilization “Lease Rider.” The rider informs you of your rights and responsibilities as a rent stabilized tenant, and includes the prior rent for the apartment, as well as the reasons the rent was increased.