# N.Y. RPP Law § 226-A: Effect of new lease on tenant's right to remove fixtures or improvements

> New York · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ARPP_A7_S226-A

## Section

- **Citation:** N.Y. RPP Law § 226-A
- **Heading:** Effect of new lease on tenant's right to remove fixtures or improvements
- **Jurisdiction:** New York
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** New York Code / Act RPP / Article 7 / Section 226-A

## Text

§ 226-a. Effect of new lease on tenant's right to remove fixtures or\nimprovements. Unless otherwise expressly agreed, where a tenant has a\nright to remove fixtures or improvements, such right shall not be lost\nor impaired by reason of his acceptance of a new lease of the same\npremises without any surrender of possession between terms.\n

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