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

… involved in a housing court case and landed on the dreaded  tenant blacklistand then found yourself seemingly shunned 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 housing court data These …

By Evelyn Battaglia |September 23, 2025 - 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 … preventing their eviction as long as they were paying their rent and not being disruptive Such a move towards universal … package that impact marketrate tenants including a cap on security deposits and late fees incentives for landlords to …

By Emily Myers |December 24, 2019 - 10:00AM
What to do when you're subletting from a co-op's resident deadbeat

… apartment sans lawsuits but not necessarily a renter in a coop wrote to the New York Times this weekend about the … avoid signing a new lease thats set to start in January If the landlord hasnt been paying the board could …

By Virginia K. Smith |November 17, 2014 - 12:20PM