Islip, NY Rental Property Rules: Rent Increase Notice (2026)
Key Facts
- Statute
- NY Real Property Law 226-c
- Trigger
- Rent hike 5% or more
- Under 1 year
- 30 days' notice
- 1 to 2 years
- 60 days' notice
- 2+ years
- 90 days' notice
Summary
New York Real Property Law 226-c governs Islip. A landlord raising rent 5% or more, or declining to renew, must give written notice 30, 60, or 90 days ahead, depending on how long the tenant has occupied the unit.
Whenever a landlord intends to offer to renew the tenancy of an occupant in a residential dwelling unit with a rent increase equal to or greater than five percent above the current rent, or the landlord does not intend to renew the tenancy, the landlord shall provide written notice... (b) If the tenant has occupied the unit for less than one year and does not have a lease term of at least one year, the landlord shall provide at least thirty days' notice. (c) ...more than one year but less than two years... at least sixty days' notice. (d) ...more than two years... at least ninety days' notice.
Full Breakdown
The trigger is a rent hike of five percent or more, or a decision not to renew the tenancy. The notice scales with tenure: at least 30 days for tenants under one year, 60 days for one to two years, and 90 days for two years or longer. The clock runs on cumulative occupancy or the lease term, whichever is longer. This is state law under RPL 226-c and binds every Islip landlord; the Town of Islip adds no separate municipal notice rule for rent increases. If the landlord skips timely notice, the existing tenancy continues on its current terms until the required notice period runs.
Violations & Fines
No monetary fine attaches. If the landlord fails to give timely written notice, the tenant's lawful tenancy continues under the existing terms until the required 30, 60, or 90-day notice period expires.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does the Town of Islip have its own rent-increase notice rule?
Does every increase require this notice?
How is the notice period measured?
Sources & Official References
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