Just cause eviction rules in Broome County, NY — sometimes called tenant protection or "for cause" eviction ordinances — list the specific legal reasons a landlord can end a tenancy.
Broome County has not opted into NY Good Cause Eviction (L.2024, Ch.56). Standard NY RPAPL eviction rules apply countywide including Binghamton.
New York's statewide Good Cause Eviction Law (L.2024, Ch.56, codified at RPL Art. 6-A) applies automatically only in New York City. Other municipalities must affirmatively opt in by local law. As of 2026, the City of Binghamton, Town of Vestal, Town of Union, Village of Johnson City, Village of Endicott, and Broome County itself have not opted in. Standard eviction procedure under RPAPL Article 7 applies: 14-day written rent demand, petition filed in Binghamton City Court (for Binghamton properties) or the local town/village justice court (for everywhere else), service of notice of petition and petition, and trial. Month-to-month tenancies require 30-day notice if tenancy under 1 year, 60 days if 1-2 years, 90 days if 2+ years (RPL §226-c). Security deposits capped at 1 month's rent (RPL §7-108). Broome County tenants may still assert warranty-of-habitability defenses (RPL §235-b) and rent-withholding remedies.
Wrongful self-help eviction (lockout): treble damages plus attorney fees under RPAPL §853. Illegal security deposit retention: $100 damages plus actual damages. Habitability breaches: rent abatement proportional to the defect.
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