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

… eviction or seek a place they can afford Read on for more about how the tenant blacklist impacts NYC renters Editors note An earlier version of this article was published in October 2024 We are … court to formalize an agreement with your landlord about moving out of an apartment you may be able to prevent your …

By Evelyn Battaglia |September 23, 2025 - 9:30AM
New law says NY landlords cannot reject you for being on the 'tenant blacklist'—but they might try anyway

… say that years ago you withheld rent in order to force your landlord to do provide heat to a freezing apartment and wound up in housing court You may have found that you have had trouble renting … since because that trip to housing court landed you on the tenant blacklist Its easier to get on the socalled tenant

By Emily Myers |July 17, 2019 - 9:00AM