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2018 New York Laws
RPP - Real Property
Article 7 - Landlord and Tenant
235-BB - Certificates of Occupancy; Required Disclosure to Tenant.

Universal Citation: NY Real Prop L § 235-BB (2018)
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§ 235-bb. Certificates of occupancy; required disclosure to tenant. 1.
  Prior  to  executing  a  residential  lease  or  rental agreement with a
  tenant, the owner of real property consisting of three or  fewer  rental
  units shall provide conspicuous notice in bold face type as to whether a
  certificate  of  occupancy,  if  such certificate is required by law, is
  currently valid for the dwelling unit subject to  the  lease  or  rental
  agreement.  Owners  who  provide  the  tenant with an actual copy of the
  valid certificate of occupancy shall be deemed to have complied with the
  requirements of this subdivision.

2. Any agreement by a  lessee  or  tenant  of  premises  for  dwelling
  purposes  waiving  or  modifying  his or her rights as set forth in this
  section shall be void as contrary to public policy.

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