New York Lease Termination Letter

A 30/60-day notice to end a month-to-month or expiring lease, from either the landlord or the tenant, with the notice period your state requires.

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New York rules that this document follows

Month-to-month noticeLandlord: 30 days; Tenant: 30 daysSource: N.Y. Real Prop. Law § 226-c (landlord: 30 days if occupancy < 1 year, 60 days if 1–2 years, 90 days if 2+ years); tenant: § 232-a (NYC, 30 days) / § 232-b (outside NYC, one month)
Week-to-week notice7 daysSource: N.Y. Real Prop. Law § 232-b (notice equal to the rental period outside NYC); § 226-c minimums apply to landlord
Just cause required for landlordYesSource: N.Y. Real Prop. Law Art. 6-A, §§ 210–216 (Good Cause Eviction Law, 2024; applies in NYC and opt-in localities; exempts small landlords ≤10 units, owner-occupied ≤10 units, high-rent units, post-2009 construction for 30 years)
Early-termination rightsServicemembers Civil Relief Act / N.Y. Military Law; Victim of domestic violence (30 days' notice with documentation); Tenant 62+ or with disability moving to adult care facility, senior housing, or relative's home (30 days' notice); Death of tenant (estate may terminate)Source: 50 U.S.C. § 3955; N.Y. Mil. Law § 310; N.Y. Real Prop. Law § 227-c; N.Y. Real Prop. Law § 227-a; N.Y. Real Prop. Law § 236
StatuteN.Y. Real Property Law §§ 226-c, 227-a, 227-c, 232-a, 232-b; Art. 6-A

Rules current as of 2026-09-07. Statutes change; verify before relying on them.

How to use this Lease Termination Letter in New York

Deliver the notice so that you can prove the date — certified mail or hand delivery with a signed receipt. Count the notice period from delivery, not from the date you wrote it, and make the end date land on the last day of a rental period if New York requires it.

Tenants: give a forwarding address in the letter so the deposit deadline starts running. Landlords: do not accept rent beyond the termination date unless you intend to continue the tenancy.

Frequently asked questions

How much notice to end a month-to-month tenancy in New York?

Tenant: 30 days; landlord: 30 days (N.Y. Real Prop. Law § 226-c (landlord: 30 days if occupancy < 1 year, 60 days if 1–2 years, 90 days if 2+ years); tenant: § 232-a (NYC, 30 days) / § 232-b (outside NYC, one month)). A written lease may require more.

Can a tenant break a lease early?

Only under the lease's early-termination clause or a statutory right: Servicemembers Civil Relief Act / N.Y. Military Law; Victim of domestic violence (30 days' notice with documentation); Tenant 62+ or with disability moving to adult care facility, senior housing, or relative's home (30 days' notice); Death of tenant (estate may terminate). Otherwise the tenant remains liable for rent, subject to the landlord's duty to mitigate.

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