NYC Council Introduction 1215

intro.nyc/1215-2025 2024-2025 Legislative Session
Criteria used in tenant screening reports
Status: Filed (End of Session) Committee on Housing and Buildings
Sponsored by Shekar Krishnan
Introduced: March 12, 2025

Under current city law property owners or their agents are required to disclose whether they will obtain a tenant screening report that may report on a prospective tenant’s credit, criminal record, history in housing court, or other factors. If the applicant is denied, the landlord or agent must disclose that the denial was based on such a report and instruct the applicant on how to obtain a copy of the report. This bill would require the landlord or agent to also provide applicants with the criteria they use to reject applicants based on the tenant screening reports.

Sponsors: 15