Rent control rules in Yonkers, NY — also known as rent stabilization or rent cap ordinances — limit annual rent increases and protect tenants from displacement.
Yonkers has adopted the NY Emergency Tenant Protection Act (ETPA). Buildings with 6+ units built before January 1, 1974 are rent-stabilized; annual increases are set by the Westchester County Rent Guidelines Board.
Yonkers is one of three Westchester municipalities (with Mount Vernon and New Rochelle) that hosts the vast majority of ETPA rent-stabilized units in the county. ETPA applies to buildings with 6 or more units constructed before 1-1-1974 in municipalities that have declared a housing emergency (vacancy under 5%). Annual rent adjustments are set by the Westchester County Rent Guidelines Board. DHCR administers enforcement and collects annual rent registrations.
Overcharge complaints are filed with NY State DHCR; landlords can be ordered to refund overcharges plus penalties.
Yonkers, NY
Overnight on-street parking is generally allowed on residential streets but subject to alternate-side street-cleaning rules. Some zones require residential p...
Yonkers, NY
Retaining walls over 4 ft tall (from bottom of footing to top) require a building permit and engineered drawings in Yonkers. Walls with surcharge loads requi...
Yonkers, NY
Chickens and livestock generally prohibited in Yonkers residential zones. Zoning code allows only conventional household pets in single-family and multi-fami...
Yonkers, NY
Yonkers enforces New York State smoke and carbon monoxide alarm requirements under 19 NYCRR Part 1225 (Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code). All dwelli...
Yonkers, NY
Yonkers is not in a designated wildfire zone. New York does not maintain WUI (wildland-urban interface) fire hazard maps, and Yonkers is a dense urban city i...
Yonkers, NY
Yonkers is an urban municipality with no defensible-space brush-clearance mandate. Property owners must keep lots free of overgrowth, debris, and nuisance ve...
Side-by-side rule comparisons with other cities in Westchester County.
See how other cities in Westchester County handle rent control.
See how Yonkers's rent control rules stack up against other locations.
Quick Compare
Help us keep this page accurate. If you notice an error or outdated information, let us know.