8 ways to negotiate a smaller rent increase at lease renewal time

… is up for renewal your landlord has likely notified you that your rent is increasing In New York Citys highly … On the bright side New Yorks new   Good Cause eviction law  gives many marketrate renters the right to … increase but keep paying your old rent If the landlord accepts your payments you become a monthtomonth tenant which …

By Evelyn Battaglia |December 24, 2025 - 9:30AM