Bill > A01568

This bill amends the New York State Executive Law to prohibit housing providers from discriminating against potential tenants based on their history of involvement in landlord-tenant legal proceedings (specifically summary proceedings under Article 7 of the Real Property Law). The legislation makes it an unlawful discriminatory practice for landlords, property managers, and real estate professionals to refuse to rent, sell, or lease housing to individuals solely because they have been part of past or ongoing summary proceedings, with one key exception: if a tenant has not satisfied a court order from a previous proceeding. The bill expands protections against what is sometimes called a "tenant blacklist," preventing housing providers from using a person's prior legal interactions with landlords as a basis for denying housing. This means that simply having been involved in a housing court case—such as an eviction proceeding—cannot be used as the sole reason to reject a rental application. The amendment applies to various types of housing, including publicly-assisted housing accommodations, and also prevents real estate professionals from suggesting that such legal history might lead to undesirable consequences in a neighborhood.

Housing and Urban Affairs

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A1568