What is the Apartment Sharing Law mentioned in my lease?
The apartment sharing law is a provision of the Real Property Law (RPL). The RPL is the basic, substantive statute governing landlord-tenant relations in New York City. The apartment sharing provision (Real Property Law ยงยง235-f) generally covers rights (and limits) to additional occupants in rental households. It is also known as the Roommate Law. Here is a summary of the provision: Landlords may limit the total number of people living in an apartment to comply with legal overcrowding standards. However, it is unlawful for a landlord to restrict occupancy of an apartment to the named tenant in the lease or to that tenant and immediate family. When the lease names only one tenant, that tenant may share the apartment with immediate family, one additional occupant and the occupant’s dependent children, provided that the tenant or the tenant’s spouse occupies the premises as his primary residence. When the lease names more than one tenant, these tenants may share their apartment with immed
