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

… then found yourself seemingly shunned by prospective landlords   With changes to New Yorks rent laws in 2019 … it again with updated information for September 2025 … What is the tenant blacklist  … If you end up in NYC housing … because you purposely withheld it to force your landlord to do repairs Withholding rent to get your landlord to fix your …

By Evelyn Battaglia |September 23, 2025 - 9:30AM
​Suzanne Seggerman's damaged Noho loft.
Roommates + Landlords
Could a more careful online search have stopped the ‘Monster Tenant’?
By Jennifer White Karp |December 19, 2024 - 9:30AM
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Rent
How NYC’s new rent reforms affect you even if you’re not a stabilized tenant: A blacklist ban, security deposit limit, & more
By Emily Myers |December 24, 2019 - 10:00AM
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Rent
New law says NY landlords cannot reject you for being on the 'tenant blacklist'—but they might try anyway
By Emily Myers |July 17, 2019 - 9:00AM
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Live
The Brick Underground Podcast: Your guide to the NYC tenant blacklist, and how to stay off of it
By Nathan Tempey |February 1, 2018 - 9:00AM
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Roommates + Landlords
Can we just get rid of the tenant blacklist altogether?
By Virginia K. Smith |October 24, 2016 - 8:59AM
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Troubleshooting
A new bill aims to take on the infamous "tenant blacklist"—but is it enough to help renters?
By Virginia K. Smith |August 19, 2016 - 1:45PM
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Vacation Rentals
That Airbnb orgy victim? He now says he's "homeless" and on the tenant blacklist
By Virginia K. Smith |May 28, 2015 - 4:19PM
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The Search
What to do when you're subletting from a co-op's resident deadbeat
By Virginia K. Smith |November 17, 2014 - 12:20PM