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Senate Bill S2798
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 28th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Judiciary Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
(D, WF) 29th Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
2015-S2798 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Judiciary
- Law Section:
- Real Property Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add ยง235-h, RP L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010:
S3856
2011-2012: S457
2013-2014: S3163
2017-2018: S3320
2015-S2798 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S2798 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the real property law, in relation to prohibiting certain prior housing court proceedings from being considered by landlords in the lease of property for residential purposes PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To protect tenants from discrimination based on prior landlord-tenant litigation, or tenant screening reports, when applying for new housing. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section one of the bill states the underlying legislative findings: that some landlords discriminate against some prospective tenants based on prior landlord-tenant litigation or based on tenant screening reports that are used to blacklist some tenants. Section 2 of the bill adds a new section 235-h to the Real Property Law ("RPL"). New RPL section 235-h(1) defines the following terms: housing accommodation, tenant screening report, person, and consumer reporting agency. New RPL section 235-h(2) makes it an unlawful practice to refuse to rent residential units based on information
2015-S2798 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2798 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 29, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sens. KRUEGER, HOYLMAN, SERRANO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judici- ary AN ACT to amend the real property law, in relation to prohibiting certain prior housing court proceedings from being considered by land- lords in the lease of property for residential purposes THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Legislative intent. The legislature hereby finds that some landlords refuse to offer available units because prospective tenants have previously been party to a judicial proceeding arising from a dispute between themselves and a prior landlord, and also finds that tenant screening reports are also being used by some landlords to inap- propriately blacklist some prospective tenants. The legislature believes that a tenant's prior appearance in a judicial proceeding is not worthy of consideration when a landlord is reviewing a prospective tenant's application, except under the limited circumstances permitted by this act. S 2. The real property law is amended by adding a new section 235-h to read as follows: S 235-H. UNLAWFUL REFUSAL TO RENT TO A PROSPECTIVE TENANT. 1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION, THE TERMS: (A) "HOUSING ACCOMMODATION" INCLUDES ANY BUILDING, STRUCTURE, OR PORTION THEREOF WHICH IS USED OR OCCUPIED OR IS INTENDED, ARRANGED OR DESIGNED TO BE USED OR OCCUPIED, AS THE HOME, RESIDENCE OR SLEEPING PLACE OF ONE OR MORE HUMAN BEINGS. (B) "TENANT SCREENING REPORT" MEANS ANY WRITTEN, ORAL, OR OTHER COMMU- NICATION OF ANY INFORMATION BY A CONSUMER REPORTING AGENCY BEARING ON A CONSUMER'S CREDIT WORTHINESS, CREDIT STANDING, CREDIT CAPACITY, CHARAC- TER, GENERAL REPUTATION, PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS, HISTORY OF CONTACT WITH ANY HOUSING, CIVIL OR CRIMINAL COURT OF ANY STATE, OR MODE OF EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD03733-01-5
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