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                                   4465
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 12, 2019
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 Introduced  by Sens. GIANARIS, STAVISKY -- read twice and ordered print-
   ed, and when printed to be committed  to  the  Committee  on  Investi-
   gations and Government Operations
 
 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,
 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
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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 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.