Erie County, NY — landlord and rental rules

2 rules across 2 topics, including the county and state rules that bind here. Last verified 2026-08-18.

Research, not legal advice

These summaries are compiled from ordinance text and public sources and are dated at the point they were last checked. Rules change between checks — Newark replaced its whole registration regime in a single month — so confirm anything you are about to underwrite against the primary source or the municipal office named in the citation.

Just-cause eviction

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Good Cause Eviction exempts owners of 10 or fewer units

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Verified on 2026-08-01 — 60 days ago.

The 2024 Good Cause Eviction law requires good cause to evict or to refuse renewal, but exempts landlords owning 10 or fewer units statewide.

The exemption is counted on the *owner's* total holdings, not the building — and there is active litigation attempting to pierce LLCs to aggregate beneficial ownership.

Municipalities outside New York City opt in, and several have tightened the exemption to 1–4 units, so upstate is harder than the statewide baseline rather than softer.

Unit counts: Up to 10 units

In effect since 2024-04-20.

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New York Good Cause Eviction Law (2024) — L. 2024, ch. 56, part HH (RPL art. 6-A)

Lead paint

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Erie County lead registry is ZIP-code and building-class dependent

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Verified on 2026-08-18 — 43 days ago.

The state proactive lead-rental registry reaches pre-1980 buildings with two or more rental units only in listed Erie County community-of-concern ZIP codes.

Two or more rental units, and only inside the state's listed community-of-concern geography.

This is not Buffalo-only and not county-wide. Confirm the full ZIP/geographic qualifier, including partial-ZIP boundaries, before applying the three-year inspection and certification regime.

Unit counts: 2+ units
Construction: Built before 1980

In effect since 2025-11-03.

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