New York Holdover tenants
What happens if a tenant stays after the lease ends in New York?
A tenant holding over after a term longer than one month does not create a new term just by staying. If the landlord accepts rent after the term ends, a month-to-month tenancy results unless agreed otherwise.
Verified Source: N.Y. Real Prop. Law § 232-c · last checked 2026-10-22
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