Assembly Bill A4110

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires landlords to verify the social security number of a tenant applicant prior to rejecting the application of such applicant

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A4110 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง20-808, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A6038
2013-2014: A5867

2015-A4110 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires landlords to verify the social security number of a tenant applicant prior to rejecting the application of such applicant.

2015-A4110 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  4110

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 29, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. BROOK-KRASNY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
  AUBRY, CAMARA, HIKIND -- read once and referred to  the  Committee  on
  Housing

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  administrative code of the city of New York, in
  relation to tenant screening reports

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Section  20-808 of the administrative code of the city of
New York is amended by adding a new subdivision c to read as follows:
  C. IF THE PERSON  REQUESTING  THE  INFORMATION  TAKES  ADVERSE  ACTION
AGAINST  A  PROSPECTIVE  TENANT  OR  TENANTS ON THE BASIS OF INFORMATION
CONTAINED IN A TENANT SCREENING REPORT, SUCH  PERSON  SHALL  VERIFY  THE
ACCURACY  OF  THE  SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER OF SUCH TENANT OR TENANTS WITH
SUCH TENANT OR TENANTS BEFORE SUCH PERSON REJECTS THE RENTAL APPLICATION
SUBMITTED BY SUCH TENANT OR TENANTS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08244-01-5

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