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

… These changes are significant for many tenants who face eviction or seek a place they can afford Read on for more … Equity a real estate company that denied applicants with past housing court records was a recent effort to eliminate … personal or business reference letters For more guidance check out Need to rent in NYC Heres what to do before you …

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

… Later after a frightening confrontation with Lo Seggerman checked his background all over again looking for a clue to … screening this provides a renters credit criminal and eviction histories NYC landlords need to do a credit check … to give New Yorkers with a criminal conviction in their past a fair shot at housing The Fair Chance for Housing Act …

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 This would have given some form of protection … marketrate tenants including a cap on security deposits and late fees incentives for landlords to rerent a unit if a …

By Emily Myers |December 24, 2019 - 10:00AM