ยง 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.
Structure New York Laws
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.
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-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.
233 - Manufactured Home Parks; Duties, Responsibilities.
233-A - Sale of Manufactured Home Parks.
233-B - Manufactured Home Parks; Rent Increases.
234-A - Unauthorized Legal Fees.
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-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.