What is the tenant blacklist? Can it prevent me from renting in NYC?

… by prospective landlords   With changes to New Yorks rent laws in 2019 however landlords can no longer refuse to … in court documents According to nowretired tenant attorney Sam Himmelstein a former partner at  Himmelstein Gribben … Generals office  … What information can NY landlords ask for  … New York landlords and property managers have …

By Evelyn Battaglia |September 23, 2025 - 9:30AM
Could a more careful online search have stopped the ‘Monster Tenant’?

… Shocked by the discovery she did another online search for the tenant looking for something in his background that … a sledgehammerslinging tenant is an extreme outlier among renters this is a chilling story if youre a new landlord or … who choose to do background checks need to know about new rules meant to give New Yorkers with a criminal conviction …

By Jennifer White Karp |December 19, 2024 - 9:30AM
New law says NY landlords cannot reject you for being on the 'tenant blacklist'—but they might try anyway

… Lets say that years ago you withheld rent in order to force your landlord to do provide heat to a freezing … housing court You may have found that you have had trouble renting ever since because that trip to housing court landed …

By Emily Myers |July 17, 2019 - 9:00AM
A new bill aims to take on the infamous "tenant blacklist"—but is it enough to help renters?

Its no secret that the socalled tenant blacklist has been the bane of New York City renters pretty much since its inception Since blacklists are … even if you end up winning your case or were wrongfully taken to court to begin with A new story from the New York …

By Virginia K. Smith |August 19, 2016 - 1:45PM