Troy, NY Rental Property Rules: Just Cause Eviction (2026)
Just cause eviction rules in Troy, NY, sometimes called tenant protection or "for cause" eviction ordinances, list the specific legal reasons a landlord can end a tenancy.
Key Facts
- Adopted
- 4-9-2026 by L.L. No. 1-2026
- Governing body
- Troy City Council, Rensselaer County, New York
- Rent exemption
- Monthly rent greater than 345% of fair market rent
- Small landlord
- No more than one unit anywhere in New York State
- State authority
- Real Property Law § 213 and Article 6-A
- Effective
- Upon adoption and filing under State law
Summary
In the City of Troy, New York, the City Council adopted the Good Cause Eviction Law by L.L. No. 1-2026 on 4-9-2026, using the opt-in that Real Property Law § 213 gives cities other than New York City. Chapter 46 makes two local choices: a rent ceiling of 345% of fair market rent and a small landlord definition of one unit.
New York Real Property Law § 213, Subdivision 1, provides that a city, other than the city of New York, acting through its local legislative body, may voluntarily adopt the provisions of Article 6-A, the Good Cause Eviction Law, by local law. ... The City Council hereby adopts and enacts the provisions of Article 6-A to make the Good Cause Eviction Law applicable in the City of Troy. ... For the purpose of this chapter, and as authorized by New York Real Property Law § 213, Subdivision 2(a), the City Council hereby provides that any unit on or within a housing accommodation shall be exempt from the provisions of this chapter if it has a monthly rent greater than 345% of fair market rent as calculated in accordance with the provisions of Real Property Law § 213, Subdivision 2(a). ... For the purpose of this chapter, and as authorized by New York Real Property Law § 213, Subdivision 2(b), the City Council hereby defines "small landlord" to mean a landlord of no more than one unit anywhere in the State of New York.
Full Breakdown
Troy's rule sits in Chapter 46 of the Troy City Code, titled Good Cause Eviction. The Troy City Council in Rensselaer County, New York, adopted it on 4-9-2026 as Local Law No. 1-2026. Section 46-1 states the legal footing: Real Property Law § 213, Subdivision 1, allows a city other than the city of New York, acting through its local legislative body, to adopt Article 6-A by local law. Section 46-2 is the operative step. The City Council adopts and enacts the provisions of Article 6-A to make the Good Cause Eviction Law applicable in the City of Troy.
Chapter 46 does not copy Article 6-A into the city code. Section 46-5 says the provisions of Article 6-A, as modified in the chapter and made applicable by reference, are codified as Chapter 46 in a form approved by the Corporation Counsel. A tenant or landlord in the City of Troy therefore reads Chapter 46 together with Article 6-A itself, because the local chapter prints only the adoption and the local choices.
There are two local choices. Under § 46-3, any unit in a housing accommodation is exempt if its monthly rent is greater than 345% of fair market rent, calculated under Real Property Law § 213, Subdivision 2(a). Under § 46-4, a small landlord means a landlord of no more than one unit anywhere in the State of New York, as authorized by Subdivision 2(b). That test counts units across the whole state, so a landlord with one unit in Troy and another elsewhere in New York is not a small landlord under the chapter.
Section 46-6 sets the timing: the chapter takes effect upon its adoption and filing in accordance with New York State law. The city printed 4-9-2026 as the adoption date in the chapter history.
Violations & Fines
Chapter 46 prints no penalty section of its own and names no local enforcing bureau. Its sections, 46-1 to 46-6, adopt Article 6-A and set the rent exemption and the small landlord definition. A landlord who claims a unit is exempt must meet the 345% rent test in § 46-3, and a landlord who claims small landlord status must meet the one-unit definition in § 46-4. Remedies are not printed in Chapter 46; the chapter points to Article 6-A, which § 46-2 adopts.
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