Just-cause eviction in Ithaca, NY

2 rules apply — the local one first, then the county and state rules that bind alongside it.

Ithaca opted into Good Cause Eviction
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Verified on 2026-08-18 — 43 days ago.

Good Cause Eviction applies in Ithaca, subject to the statute's property, tenancy, rent and owner exemptions.

The local small-landlord exemption is portfolio-wide: an owner with no more than 1 unit anywhere in New York State is exempt. It is not a building-unit threshold.

The HCR notice is the current authoritative opt-in list. A buyer must test beneficial ownership across the statewide portfolio and the unit's rent against the current county/bedroom FMR before treating the protection as binding.

Exemptions

  • A unit rented above 345% of the applicable HUD Fair Market Rent is exempt.
  • Other statutory exemptions include qualifying owner-occupied small buildings, newer construction, regulated and subsidized housing, and specified employment or transient tenancies; confirm ownership, notices and unit status.
Unit counts
See note
Fair market rent exemption
345% of HUD FMR

Sources

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.

Sources

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

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