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

… in New York City is always challenging even more so if youve ever been involved in a housing court case and landed … by prospective landlords   With changes to New Yorks rent laws in 2019 however landlords can no longer refuse to rent to someone solely based on …

By Evelyn Battaglia |September 23, 2025 - 9:30AM
Can we just get rid of the tenant blacklist altogether?

… Though the term tenant blacklist may sound a touch dramatic this particular … is really just as sinister as it sounds It works like this  Tenant screening bureaus pull housing court records and in … behind these lists now pay people to go to city court houses and collect the data themselves  And even if the …

By Virginia K. Smith |October 24, 2016 - 8:59AM