§ 227-a. Termination of residential lease by senior citizens or\nindividuals with a disability moving to a residence of a family member\nor entering certain health care facilities, adult care facilities or\nhousing projects. 1. In any lease or rental agreement covering premises\noccupied for dwelling purposes in which a lessee or tenant has (a)\nattained the age of sixty-two years or older, or will attain such age\nduring the term of such lease or rental agreement or (b) is an\nindividual with a "disability", as defined in subdivision twenty-one of\nsection two hundred ninety-two of the executive law or a husband or wife\nor dependent of such a person residing with him or her, there shall be\nimplied a covenant by the lessor or owner to permit such lessee or\ntenant: (i) who is certified by a physician as no longer able, for\nmedical reasons, to live independently in such premises and requiring\nassistance with instrumental activities of daily living or personal\nactivities of daily living, and who will move to a residence of a member\nof his or her family, or (ii) who is notified of his or her opportunity\nto commence occupancy in an adult care facility (as defined in\nsubdivision twenty-one of section two of the social services law) except\nfor a shelter for adults (as defined in subdivision twenty-three of\nsection two of such law), a residential health care facility (as defined\nin section two thousand eight hundred one of the public health law), or\na housing unit which receives substantial assistance of grants, loans or\nsubsidies from any federal, state or local agency or instrumentality, or\nany not-for-profit philanthropic organization one of whose primary\npurposes is providing low or moderate income housing, or in less\nexpensive premises in a housing project or complex erected for the\nspecific purpose of housing senior citizens or persons with\ndisabilities, to terminate such lease or rental agreement and quit and\nsurrender possession of the leasehold premises, and of the land so\nleased or occupied; and to release the lessee or tenant from any\nliability to pay to the lessor or owner, rent or other payments in lieu\nof rent for the time subsequent to the date of termination of such lease\nin accordance with subdivision two of this section; and to adjust to the\ndate of surrender any rent or other payments made in advance or which\nhave accrued by the terms of such lease or rental agreement.\n 2. (a) Any lease or rental agreement covered by paragraph (a) of\nsubdivision one of this section may be terminated by notice in writing\ndelivered to the lessor or owner or to the lessor's or owner's agent by\na lessee or tenant. Such termination shall be effective no earlier than\nthirty days after the date on which the next rental payment subsequent\nto the date when such notice is delivered is due and payable. Such\nnotice shall be accompanied by a documentation of the physician's\ncertification, accompanied by a notarized statement from a family member\nstating that the senior citizen is related, and will be moving into\ntheir place of residence for a period of not less than six months or\nadmission or pending admission to a facility set forth in subdivision\none of this section. Such notice shall be deemed delivered five days\nafter mailing. Documentation of admission or pending admission shall\nconsist of a copy of an executed lease or contract between the lessee or\ntenant and a facility set forth in subdivision one of this section.\n (b) Any lease or rental agreement covered by paragraph (b) of\nsubdivision one of this section may be terminated by notice in writing\ndelivered to the lessor or owner or to the lessor's or owner's agent by\na lessee or tenant. Such termination shall be effective no earlier than\nthirty days after the date on which the next rental payment subsequent\nto the date when such notice is delivered is due and payable. Such\nnotice shall be accompanied by a documentation of the physician's\n
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