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

… seemingly shunned by prospective landlords   With changes to New Yorks rent laws in 2019 however landlords can no longer refuse to rent to someone …

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

… was inexplicably demolished by her tenant Shocked by the discovery she did another online search for the tenant … provides a renters credit criminal and eviction histories NYC landlords need to do a credit check first then look into … on Human Rights or a private lawsuit The commission or the courts may require the housing provider to change their …

By Jennifer White Karp |December 19, 2024 - 9:30AM
How NYC’s new rent reforms affect you even if you’re not a stabilized tenant: A blacklist ban, security deposit limit, & more

… New Yorks landmark rent reforms didnt go as far as extending protections to marketrate tenants through the good cause eviction bill … deposit … A landlord can no longer ask more than one months rent as a security deposit on a rental Thats intended …

By Emily Myers |December 24, 2019 - 10:00AM
A new bill aims to take on the infamous "tenant blacklist"—but is it enough to help renters?

… more information about the cases which would hypothetically help landlords see if a person had been in court on … landlord advocates say the lists serve a useful purpose in helping to weed out unreliable or excessively litigious … to take on the infamous tenant blacklistbut is it enough to help renters …

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