New York

For New York, presumption period is one year; what the presumption does is a rebuttable presumption that the landlord is acting in retaliation shall be created; example of a protected activity is A good faith complaint was made, by or in behalf of the tenant, to the landlord, the landlord's agent or a governmental authority of the landlord's violation of any health or safety law, regulation, code, or ordinance; statute is RPL § 223-b, recorded from its source on 2026-09-02.

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What the source says

5. In an action or proceeding instituted against a tenant of premises or a unit to which this section is applicable, a rebuttable presumption that the landlord is acting in retaliation shall be created if the tenant establishes that the landlord served a notice to quit, or instituted an action or proceeding to recover possession, or attempted to substantially alter the terms of the tenancy, within one year after:

— nysenate.gov, retrieved 2026-09-02

Where each value comes from

The value above is stated away from the sentence quoted with the answer, so the passage that states it is shown here too.

— all from nysenate.gov, retrieved 2026-09-02

Source

• nysenate.govhttps://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/RPP/223-B

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