New York Laws
Article 7 - Landlord and Tenant
227-D - Discrimination Based on Domestic Violence Status; Prohibited.

(b) (1) Where discriminatory conduct prohibited by this subdivision
has occurred, such person or family shall have a cause of action in any
court of appropriate jurisdiction for compensatory and punitive damages,
with such punitive damages not exceeding two thousand dollars for each
offense, and declaratory and injunctive relief; and (2) in all actions
brought under this section, reasonable attorneys' fees as determined by
the court may be awarded to a prevailing party, provided, however, that
a prevailing defendant in order to recover such reasonable attorneys'
fees must make a motion requesting such fees and show that the action or
proceeding brought was frivolous. In order to find the action or
proceeding to be frivolous, the court must find one or more of the
following: (i) the action was commenced, used or continued in bad faith,
solely to delay or prolong the resolution of the litigation or to harass
or maliciously injure another; or (ii) the action was commenced or
continued in bad faith without any reasonable basis and could not be
supported by a good faith argument for an extension, modification or
reversal of existing law. If the action or proceeding was promptly
discontinued when the party or attorney learned or should have learned
that the action or proceeding lacked such a reasonable basis, the court
may find that the party or the attorney did not act in bad faith.
(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed as limiting the ability
of a person, firm or corporation owning or managing a building used for
dwelling purposes, or the agent of such person, firm or corporation,
from applying reasonable standards not based on or derived from domestic
violence victim status in determining the eligibility of a person or
family seeking to rent a residential unit.
(d) This section shall not apply to buildings used for dwelling
purposes that are owner occupied and have two or fewer residential
units.

3. A person, firm, or corporation owning or managing a building used
for dwelling purposes or agent of such person, firm or corporation shall
not be civilly liable to other tenants, guests, invitees, or licensees
arising from reasonable and good faith efforts to comply with this
section.
4. Nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting a person,
firm or corporation owning or managing a building used for dwelling
purposes, or the agent of such person, firm or corporation, from:
(a) providing or preserving a rental preference in any public or
private housing for victims of domestic violence;
(b) providing any other assistance to victims of domestic violence in
obtaining or retaining any public or private housing; or
(c) responding to an inquiry or request by an applicant, tenant, or
leaseholder who is a victim of domestic violence.
5. Nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting a
municipality from retaining or promulgating local laws or ordinances
imposing additional or enhanced protections prohibiting discrimination
against victims of domestic violence.
6. Nothing in this section shall be construed as limiting,
diminishing, or otherwise affecting any rights under existing law.

Structure New York Laws

New York Laws

RPP - Real Property

Article 7 - Landlord and Tenant

220 - Action for Use and Occupation.

221 - Rent Due on Life Leases Recoverable.

222 - When Rent Is Apportionable.

223 - Rights Where Property or Lease Is Transferred.

223-A - Remedies of Lessee When Possession Is Not Delivered.

223-B - Retaliation by Landlord Against Tenant.

224 - Attornment by Tenant.

225 - Notice of Action Adverse to Possession of Tenant.

226 - Effect of Renewal on Sub-Lease.

226-A - Effect of New Lease on Tenant's Right to Remove Fixtures or Improvements.

226-B - Right to Sublease or Assign.

226-C - Notice of Rent Increase or Non-Renewal of Residential Tenancy.

227 - When Tenant May Surrender Premises.

227-A - Termination of Residential Lease by Senior Citizens or Individuals With a Disability Moving to a Residence of a Family Member or Entering Certain Health Care Facilities, Adult Care Facilities or Housing Projects.

227-B - Termination of Certain Contracts by Senior Citizens.

227-C - Termination of Residential Lease by Victims of Domestic Violence.

227-D - Discrimination Based on Domestic Violence Status; Prohibited.

227-E - Landlord Duty to Mitigate Damages.

227-F - Denial on the Basis of Involvement in Prior Disputes Prohibited.

228 - Termination of Tenancies at Will or by Sufferance, by Notice.

229 - Liability of Tenant Holding Over After Giving Notice of Intention to Quit.

230 - Right of Tenants to Form, Join or Participate in Tenants' Groups.

231 - Lease, When Void; Liability of Landlord Where Premises Are Occupied for Unlawful Purpose.

231-A - Sprinkler System Notice in Residential Leases.

231-B - Flood History and Risk Notice in Residential Leases.

232 - Duration of Certain Agreements in New York.

232-A - Notice to Terminate Monthly Tenancy or Tenancy From Month to Month in the City of New York.

232-B - Notification to Terminate Monthly Tenancy or Tenancy From Month to Month Outside the City of New York.

232-C - Holding Over by a Tenant After Expiration of a Term Longer Than One Month; Effect of Acceptance of Rent.

233 - Manufactured Home Parks; Duties, Responsibilities.

233-A - Sale of Manufactured Home Parks.

233-B - Manufactured Home Parks; Rent Increases.

233-B*2 - Campgrounds.

234 - Right to Recover Attorneys' Fees in Actions or Summary Proceedings Arising Out of Leases of Residential Property.

234-A - Unauthorized Legal Fees.

235 - Wilful Violations.

235-A - Tenant Right to Offset Payments and Entitlement to Damages in Certain Cases.

235-B - Warranty of Habitability.

235-BB - Certificates of Occupancy; Required Disclosure to Tenant.

235-C - Unconscionable Lease or Clause.

235-D - Harassment.

235-E - Duty to Provide a Written Receipt.

235-F - Unlawful Restrictions on Occupancy.

235-G - Electronic Billing And/or Payment of Rent.

235-H - Waiver of Right to Bring a Declaratory Judgment Action.

235-I - Unreasonable Tenant Fees for Reproductions of Keys.

236 - Assignment of Lease of a Deceased Tenant.

237 - Discrimination in Leases With Respect to Bearing of Children.

237-A - Discrimination Against Children in Dwelling Houses and Manufactured Home Parks.

238 - Agreements or Contracts for Privileges to Deal With Occupants of Tenements, Apartment Houses or Bungalow Colonies.

238-A - Limitation on Fees.