Roommate Law (Residential Occupancy Rights)

New York Real Property Law § 235-f limits certain lease provisions that restrict occupancy and generally permits a tenant to share a residential apartment with immediate family and (in a one-tenant lease) one additional occupant plus that occupant's dependent children, subject to conditions and notice. Rent stabilization regulations cross-reference this statute for stabilized accommodations and impose additional rules on what may be charged to an occupant.