LEASE TERMINATIONS FOR MILITARY PERSONNEL IN NEW
YORK
Individuals entering or called to active duty in the
military service may terminate a residential lease if: (1) the lease was
executed by the service member before he/she entered active duty; and (2) the
leased premises have been occupied by the member or his/her dependents. Any
such lease may be terminated by written notice delivered to the landlord at
any time following the beginning of military service. Termination of a lease
requiring monthly payments is not effective until 30 days after the first date
on which the next rent is due. For example, if rent is due on the first day of
the month, and notice is mailed on January 1, then rent is next due on the
first of February and the effective date of lease termination is the first of
March (N.Y. Military Law § 309).
