New York S 10343: Relates to the disclosure of tenant screening criteria

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S10343 Summary:

BILL NOS10343 

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SAME ASSAME AS A09294-A

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SPONSORBAILEY

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §238-b, RP L

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Provides that a landlord shall provide a prospective tenant a written disclosure of the tenant screening criteria used to evaluate rental applications prior to accepting any fee, deposit, or screening information from such prospective tenant.

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BILL NOS10343 

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05/14/2026REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 10343

 IN SENATE

 May 14, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. BAILEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary

 AN ACT to amend the real property law, in relation to the disclosure of
 tenant screening criteria

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The real property law is amended by adding a new section
 2 238-b to read as follows:
 3 § 238-b. Disclosure of tenant screening criteria. 1. For the purposes
 4 of this section:
 5 (a) "Tenant screening criteria" shall mean the complete list of objec-
 6 tive and subjective factors a landlord uses to evaluate rental applica-
 7 tions. This includes, but is not limited to, financial history, credit
 8 score thresholds, income requirements, criminal background, references,
 9 and completeness or accuracy of the application.
 10 (b) "Landlord" shall mean any owner, lessor, sublessor, assignor, or
 11 managing agent of, or any other person having the right to rent or lease
 12 a housing accommodation, or any agent or employee thereof.
 13 2. (a) Prior to accepting any payment, fee or charge for the process-
 14 ing, review or acceptance of an application pursuant to subdivision one
 15 of section two hundred thirty-eight-a of this article or screening
 16 information from a prospective tenant, a landlord shall provide to the
 17 applicant a clear and conspicuous written disclosure of the tenant
 18 screening criteria used to evaluate rental applications. Such disclosure
 19 shall include:
 20 (i) a detailed list of the screening criteria, which may include but
 21 is not limited to:
 22 (A) credit history and minimum credit score thresholds, if any;
 23 (B) criminal history policies;
 24 (C) prior rental history, to the extent permitted under section two
 25 hundred twenty-seven-f of this article;
 26 (D) minimum income requirements, to the extent permitted under section
 27 two hundred ninety-six of the executive law;
 28 (E) reference requirements; and/or

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD13882-03-6

 S. 10343 2

 1 (F) any policy regarding incomplete or inaccurate application
 2 submissions;
 3 (ii) whether the landlord will obtain a tenant screening report from a
 4 consumer reporting agency, and if so, the name and contact information
 5 of such agency; and
 6 (iii) a written summary of the applicant's rights under the federal
 7 Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. Sect. 1681 et seq.) and article
 8 twenty-five of the general business law with respect to consumer
 9 reports, including the right to access and dispute the contents of such
 10 reports.
 11 (b) A landlord shall not accept any payment, fee or charge for the
 12 processing, review or acceptance of an application pursuant to subdivi-
 13 sion one of section two hundred thirty-eight-a of this article or
 14 commence any evaluation of an application until the disclosure required
 15 by this subdivision has been provided.
 16 3. (a) The tenant screening disclosure may be included in or adjacent
 17 to the rental application form, provided it is clearly labeled and
 18 presented in bold, underlined, or otherwise conspicuous print.
 19 (b) The applicant shall sign an acknowledgment indicating that the
 20 disclosure was made available to them prior to submitting any applica-
 21 tion materials or fees. Such acknowledgment shall include the following
 22 or a substantively equivalent statement:
 23 "By signing below, you acknow