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NY A10020
Bill
Status
5/1/2024
Primary Sponsor
Linda Rosenthal
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AI Summary
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Prohibits landlords from using algorithmic pricing that incorporates or was trained with nonpublic competitor data when setting residential rent amounts or determining rent increases for lease renewals.
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Prohibits coordinators (operators of software or data analytics services used by landlords) from facilitating agreements among landlords to not compete on residential rental pricing.
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Requires landlords to obtain written consent from tenants before sharing their personal data with third parties.
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Mandates landlords disclose to tenants the categories of personal data collected, sources of collection, processing purposes, data retention periods, and identities of all third parties receiving tenant data along with specific details about how each third party uses the information.
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Allows tenants to bring civil actions for damages against landlords who violate these provisions, with courts authorized to award attorneys' fees to prevailing tenants; takes effect 90 days after enactment.
Legislative Description
Prohibits landlords from using, or contracting for the use of, algorithmic devices to set the amount of rent to charge a residential tenant; imposes additional disclosure requirements regarding a landlord's collection and use of a tenant's personal information.
Last Action
referred to housing
5/1/2024