NY HSTPA restricts no-fault evictions in Buffalo by requiring extended notice periods of 30, 60, or 90 days based on tenancy length, eliminating most month-to-month terminations without cause.
Under NY Real Property Law §226-c, enacted via HSTPA (2019), Buffalo landlords ending a tenancy without cause must provide 30 days' notice for tenancies under one year, 60 days for one-to-two-year tenancies, and 90 days for tenancies exceeding two years. The same tiered notice applies to rent increases above five percent. While NY does not have universal good-cause eviction (unlike NYC and Albany), tenant advocates have pushed Buffalo to adopt local good-cause protections. Erie County legal aid groups assist tenants navigating no-fault terminations, and Buffalo's right-to-counsel pilot offers representation in housing court.
Serving termination or rent-increase notices without the required 30, 60, or 90-day window invalidates the notice, blocks eviction proceedings, and may trigger tenant retaliation claims under NY law.
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