NYC Council Introduction 268

intro.nyc/0268-2026 2026-2029 Legislative Session
Source of income discrimination by property owners as a form of harassment for the purposes of a certification of no harassment.
Status: Committee Committee on Housing and Buildings
Sponsored by Shekar Krishnan
Introduced: January 29, 2026

This bill would amend the definitions of harassment in the Housing Maintenance Code to include source of income discrimination as a form of harassment, such that the Department of Housing Preservation and Development would not be permitted to issue a Certification of No Harassment to a property owner, unless the department concludes there has been no source of income discrimination by such property owner in the relevant statutory period.