As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
DISABLED PERSON
As applied according to the definition set forth in the New
York State Public Housing Law § 14, Subdivision 4(c)(iii).
HOUSING ACCOMMODATION
Residential premises, including a dwelling, dwelling unit,
or rooming unit, as defined in this chapter, located in the City of
Newburgh.
LANDLORD
Any owner, lessor, sublessor, assignor, or other person receiving
or entitled to receive rent for the occupancy of any housing accommodation
or the agent of any the foregoing.
RENT
Any consideration, including any bonus, benefit, or gratuity,
demanded or received for or in consideration with the possession,
use, or occupancy of housing accommodations or the execution or transfer
of a lease for such housing accommodations.
TENANT
A tenant, subtenant, lessee, sublessee, assignee, manufactured
home tenant as defined in Paragraph 1 of Subdivision a of § 233
of the New York State Real Property Law, an occupant of a rooming
house or hotel as defined in § 711 of the New York State
Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law, or any other person entitled
to the possession, use or occupancy of any housing accommodation.
This article shall apply to all housing accommodations, except:
A. Owner-occupied premises with less than four units.
B. Premises where the possession, use or occupancy of which is solely
incident to employment and such employment is being lawfully terminated.
C. Premises otherwise subject to regulation of rents or evictions pursuant
to state or federal law to the extent that such state or federal law
requires good cause for termination or non-renewal of such tenancies.
D. Premises sublet pursuant to § 226-b of the New York State
Real Property Law or otherwise, where the sublessor seeks in good
faith to recover possession of such housing accommodation for personal
use and occupancy.
No landlord shall, by action to evict or to recover possession, by exclusion from possession, by failure to renew any lease, or otherwise, remove any tenant from housing accommodation except for good cause as defined in §
240-34 of this article.