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                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  L. ROSENTHAL,  GOTTFRIED,  HEVESI, DINOWITZ,
   COLTON, CYMBROWITZ, GLICK -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.  of  A.  ARROYO,
   PERRY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Housing -- commit-
   tee  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recom-
   mitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to a tenant blacklist
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  2  of  section  296  of the executive law is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (a-1) to read as follows:
   (A-1) IT SHALL BE AN UNLAWFUL DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICE FOR  THE  OWNER,
 LESSEE,  SUBLESSEE,  ASSIGNEE,  OR  MANAGING  AGENT OF PUBLICLY-ASSISTED
 HOUSING ACCOMMODATIONS OR  OTHER PERSON HAVING THE RIGHT OF OWNERSHIP OR
 POSSESSION OF OR THE RIGHT TO RENT OR  LEASE    SUCH  ACCOMMODATIONS  TO
 REFUSE  TO SELL, RENT OR LEASE OR OTHERWISE DENY OR TO WITHHOLD FROM ANY
 PERSON OR GROUP OF PERSONS SUCH A HOUSING  ACCOMMODATION  ON  THE  BASIS
 THAT  SUCH  PERSON OR GROUP OF PERSONS WERE INVOLVED IN PAST, ONGOING OR
 CURRENT LANDLORD-TENANT ACTION  OR  SUMMARY  PROCEEDING  EMANATING  FROM
 ARTICLE SEVEN OF THE REAL PROPERTY LAW, EXCEPT WHERE THE TENANT OR GROUP
 OF TENANTS HAVE NOT SATISFIED THE ORDER.
   §  2.  Subdivision 3-b of section 296 of the executive law, as amended
 by chapter 8 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows:
   3-b. It shall be an unlawful  discriminatory  practice  for  any  real
 estate  broker,  real estate salesperson or employee or agent thereof or
 any other individual, corporation, partnership or organization  for  the
 purpose of inducing a real estate transaction from which any such person
 or any of its stockholders or members may benefit financially, to repre-
 sent  that a change has occurred or will or may occur in the composition
 with respect to race, creed, color, national origin, sexual orientation,
 gender identity or expression, military status, sex,  disability,  PAST,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02458-03-9

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 ONGOING  OR CURRENT LANDLORD-TENANT ACTION OR SUMMARY PROCEEDING EMANAT-
 ING FROM ARTICLE SEVEN OF THE REAL  PROPERTY  LAW,  marital  status,  or
 familial status of the owners or occupants in the block, neighborhood or
 area  in  which the real property is located, and to represent, directly
 or indirectly, that this change will or may result in undesirable conse-
 quences in the block, neighborhood or area in which the real property is
 located, including but not limited to the lowering of  property  values,
 an  increase  in  criminal  or anti-social behavior, or a decline in the
 quality of schools or other facilities.
   § 3. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 5 of section 296  of  the  executive
 law is amended by adding a new subparagraph 1-a to read as follows:
   (1-A)  IT  SHALL BE AN UNLAWFUL DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICE FOR THE OWNER,
 LESSEE, SUBLESSEE, ASSIGNEE, OR MANAGING AGENT OF, OR ANY  OTHER  PERSON
 HAVING  THE  RIGHT  TO  SELL,  RENT  OR  LEASE  A HOUSING ACCOMMODATION,
 CONSTRUCTED OR TO BE CONSTRUCTED, OR ANY AGENT OR EMPLOYEE  THEREOF,  TO
 REFUSE  TO SELL, RENT OR LEASE OR OTHERWISE DENY OR TO WITHHOLD FROM ANY
 PERSON OR GROUP OF PERSONS SUCH A HOUSING  ACCOMMODATION  ON  THE  BASIS
 THAT  SUCH  PERSON OR GROUP OF PERSONS WERE INVOLVED IN PAST, ONGOING OR
 CURRENT LANDLORD-TENANT ACTION  OR  SUMMARY  PROCEEDING  EMANATING  FROM
 ARTICLE  SEVEN  OF  THE  REAL PROPERTY LAW,   EXCEPT WHERE THE TENANT OR
 GROUP OF TENANTS HAVE NOT SATISFIED THE ORDER.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.