NY Real Property Law › Article 7: Landlord and Tenant
§ 229 Liability of tenant holding over after giving notice of intention to quit
§ 229. Liability of tenant holding over after giving notice of intention to quit. If a tenant gives notice of his intention to quit the premises held by him, and does not accordingly deliver up the possession thereof, at the time specified in such notice, he or his personal representatives must, so long as he continue in possession, pay to the landlord, his heirs or assigns, double the rent which he should otherwise have paid, to be recovered at the same time, and in the same manner, as the single rent.
- Source
- NY Real Property Law, as published by the New York State Senate's Open Legislation service
- Last amended
- Effective September 22, 2014
- Checked
- Matched the official code on October 1, 2026
Amendment history
- Text in force in this form since 2014-09-22 per NY Senate Open Legislation (eff. 9/22/2014)
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