New York Lease Template, LeaseKit vs LegalZoom (Post HSTPA + Good Cause 2026)
New York leases in 2026 are the most complex US landlord regime: HSTPA 2019 + Part HH 2024 Good Cause + NYC Administrative Code overlays + DHCR rent stabilization (NYC). LeaseKit at $29 one-time stacks all these correctly; most generic templates from LegalZoom, Rocket Lawyer, eForms miss HSTPA pay-or-quit (still 3 days, should be 14), miss the NYC stove knob and bedbug disclosures, miss Good Cause grounds.
## HSTPA + Good Cause + NYC Admin Code
A New York lease in 2026 needs:
- HSTPA 2019: 1-month deposit cap (GOL 7-108(1-a)), $50/5% late fee cap (RPL 238-a(2)), $20 application fee cap (RPL 238-a(1)(b)), 14-day pay-or-quit (RPAPL 711(2)), 30/60/90 tenure-based termination (RPL 226-c).
- Part HH 2024 Good Cause Eviction: just-cause termination required for many NYC tenancies and some upstate (Buffalo opted in).
- NYC Admin Code: window guard 131.15 (child 10 or younger), bedbug 27-2018.1, sprinkler RPL 231-a, stove knob 27-2046.4 (Local Law 44 of 2022, child under 6), lead Local Law 31.
Price: $29 one-time.
Statute citations: HSTPA citations throughout (GOL 7-108, RPL 238-a, RPAPL 711, RPL 226-c). Part HH Good Cause acknowledgment for covered tenancies. NYC-specific disclosures bundled when the property address is NYC.
Format: Signature-ready PDF.
Generate New York lease at leasekit.io.
## LegalZoom, Rocket Lawyer, eForms, LawDepot
Common gap: pre-HSTPA 3-day pay-or-quit (should be 14). Pre-Part HH no-fault termination clauses. Missing NYC-specific Admin Code disclosures.
LegalZoom: $39-69. Rocket Lawyer: $39.99/mo. eForms: free. LawDepot: $35-50.
New York is the highest-stakes US lease state. Generic templates expose the landlord to dismissed evictions (3-day notices), unenforceable late fees ($100 caps), and Good Cause challenges. For one-time purchase with full HSTPA + Good Cause + NYC compliance: LeaseKit at $29.
New York Real Property Law is at nysenate.gov. Compare any template against RPAPL 711(2) (must be 14 days), RPL 238-a (late fee cap), and RPL 226-c (tenure-based termination).