{"id":2571,"date":"2024-04-24T12:17:15","date_gmt":"2024-04-24T16:17:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.openigloo.com\/?p=2571"},"modified":"2025-02-13T15:52:05","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T20:52:05","slug":"what-is-good-cause-eviction-what-does-it-mean-for-new-yorkers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.openigloo.com\/what-is-good-cause-eviction-what-does-it-mean-for-new-yorkers\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Good Cause Eviction? What Does it Mean for New Yorkers?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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11 FAQs about Good Cause Eviction in New York City. <\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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Good Cause Eviction is a piece of legislation that passed in New York in April 2024. The law went into effect immediately and limits rent increases on market-rate apartments and entitles tenants to a lease renewal if they uphold the terms of their lease (i.e. paying rent and following the rules of the building). Tenants can challenge increases above 10% or 5% + inflation (whichever is lower). In NYC, there are 2.2 million rental units, half of which are rent-stabilized. Rent-stabilized tenants<\/a> have a lot of protections already; their rent can only go up a certain amount every year and they are entitled to a lease renewal. Essentially, the landlord can never ask them to leave. But with the other half of apartments (market-rate apartments), landlords could increase the rent to whatever they wanted and choose to not renew a tenant\u2019s lease. Good Cause addresses that issue and offers more protections for SOME market-rate tenants. Keep in mind, Good Cause does not apply to everyone, everywhere. Here are 11 frequently asked questions about the new Good Cause Eviction laws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1. Did Good Cause Eviction pass for all of New York State or just New York City?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Good Cause passed, but does not automatically apply to all counties in New York State. NYC is automatically enrolled in Good Cause<\/a> (all 5 boroughs). Other parts of the State need to opt in.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2. Does Good Cause Eviction apply to me and my building?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Good Cause Eviction does NOT apply<\/strong> to the following examples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n