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
New law says NY landlords cannot reject you for being on the 'tenant blacklist'—but they might try anyway

… Lets say that years ago you withheld rent in order to force your landlord to do provide heat to a freezing apartment and … housing court You may have found that you have had trouble renting ever since because that trip to housing court landed …

By Emily Myers |July 17, 2019 - 9:00AM
What to do when you're subletting from a co-op's resident deadbeat

… Youd think paying your rent on time and in full would be enough to … to the apartments owner and absolutely avoid signing a new lease thats set to start in January If the landlord hasnt … give you leverage to stay in the apartment while you make arrangements to find a new housing setup and a landlord who …

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