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NYC rental glossary
Rent Receipt (NY RPL §235-e)
New York law requires a written rent receipt for any payment a tenant does not make by their own personal check.
Under New York Real Property Law §235-e, a landlord must give a written receipt whenever a tenant pays rent by any method other than the tenant’s own personal check — cash, money order, or electronic payment all qualify. The receipt has to identify the date, the amount, the period it covers, the premises, and the person receiving it.
For an in-person payment the receipt is due at the time of payment; for a payment delivered any other way, the landlord has fifteen days to provide it. A tenant may also request, once a year, a written statement of the rent payments they have made.
For a brokerage or managing agent collecting on an owner’s behalf, this is a small but real recordkeeping duty — the kind of thing Urbero keeps in the tenant’s portal payment and lease history instead of a paper ledger.
See it in the product
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- Good Cause EvictionA 2024 New York law that gives many market-rate tenants a right to renew and a check on unreasonable rent increases.
This definition is general information about a New York City rental or rent-regulation concept, not legal advice. The rules change and often turn on facts specific to a building, unit, and tenancy — confirm the current rule and consult a qualified attorney before acting on any individual matter.