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NY A04432
Bill
Status
2/4/2025
Primary Sponsor
Brian Cunningham
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AI Summary
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Adds "consumer credit history" as a protected class under New York's executive law, defined as creditworthiness, credit standing, credit capacity, or payment history as indicated by consumer credit reports or credit scores
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Prohibits landlords from refusing to rent or lease housing accommodations based on a person's consumer credit history
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Prohibits misrepresenting that a rental property is unavailable when it actually is available, if such misrepresentation is based on the prospective tenant's credit history
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Extends these protections to publicly-assisted housing accommodations, barring discrimination in terms, conditions, or privileges based on consumer credit history
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Prohibits written or oral inquiries concerning consumer credit history for persons seeking to rent or lease publicly-assisted housing
Legislative Description
Relates to rental discrimination based upon consumer credit history; prohibits a person from refusing to rent or lease or otherwise to deny to or withhold from any person or group of persons housing accommodations because of the consumer credit history of such person or persons, or to represent that any housing accommodation is not available for rental or lease when in fact it is so available; defines consumer credit history.
Last Action
referred to governmental operations
1/7/2026