• Rent Grace-Period: None.
• Non-Payment of Rent: 14 days.^[1]
• Non-Compliance: 30 days.^[2]
• Illegal Activity: 5 days.^[3][4]
• Termination (Month-to-Month Lease): 1 month.^[5][6]
• Filing an Eviction: Summary Proceeding to Recover Possession of Real Property.^[7]

Utility Shutoff – It is unlawful for a landlord to disrupt or terminate a tenant’s access to essential services as a means to kick them out of the dwelling unit.^[8]

Changing the Locks – It is unlawful for a landlord to prevent a tenant from accessing a dwelling unit by changing the locks, removing the door, or other similar means.^[9]

Landlord Non-Payment Eviction Petition & Written Rent Demand Program (See the New York City Version) – This online resource can be used by landlords to complete and print out an eviction petition. For the landlord to open a claim against a tenant, the finished document must be filed with the local court.

Before a landlord can go to court, they must provide the required notice to the tenant by choosing one of the following forms:

• 14-Day Demand For Rent – For the late rent.
• 30-Day Notice – For any lease violation other than rent-related.
• 30-Day Notice (Terminate a Month-to-Month Lease) – To end a month-to-month lease.

If the tenant fails to comply and continues to breach the lease, the landlord may file a Petition with the local city, village, or town court if the property is outside of New York City, or with the Housing Court if the property is inside New York City. They must pay a filing fee of $50.^[10]

Most forms must be notarized before they can be filed with the court.

Once the landlord has finished filing with the court and has chosen a court date, they must serve the papers to the tenant. (Use this NY Courts guide as a reference.)

The tenant will have a chance to show up at court and dispute the matter, or not show up. In either case, if the landlord receives a judgment in their favor, the tenant must move out of the unit. To receive help from the sheriff, the landlord must obtain a Judgment and a Warrant for Eviction.

Once the Judgment and Warrant for Eviction are signed, the landlord or the sheriff’s office will be required to give the Notice of Eviction. After the tenant receives it, they will have 72 hours to move out before they are forced out.

If the tenant is still on the property, the sheriff can use the warrant and forcibly take possession of the property after the 72-hour period expires.