NY Real Property Law › Article 7: Landlord and Tenant
§ 230 Right of tenants to form, join or participate in tenants' groups
§ 230. Right of tenants to form, join or participate in tenants' groups. 1. No landlord shall interfere with the right of a tenant to form, join or participate in the lawful activities of any group, committee or other organization formed to protect the rights of tenants; nor shall any landlord harass, punish, penalize, diminish, or withhold any right, benefit or privilege of a tenant under his tenancy for exercising such right.
2. Tenants' groups, committees or other tenants' organizations shall have the right to meet without being required to pay a fee in any location on the premises including a community or social room where use is normally subject to a fee which is devoted to the common use of all tenants in a peaceful manner, at reasonable hours and without obstructing access to the premises or facilities. No landlord shall deny such right.
- 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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