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Assembly Bill A6924

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires landlords to verify the social security number of a tenant applicant prior to rejecting the application of such applicant

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2017-A6924 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Amd §20-808, NYC Ad Cd

2017-A6924 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires landlords to verify the social security number of a tenant applicant prior to rejecting the application of such applicant.

2017-A6924 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6924
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 24, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. HARRIS -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Housing
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  administrative code of the city of New York, in
   relation to tenant screening reports
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  Section  20-808 of the administrative code of the city of
 New York is amended by adding a new subdivision c to read as follows:
   C. IF THE PERSON  REQUESTING  THE  INFORMATION  TAKES  ADVERSE  ACTION
 AGAINST  A  PROSPECTIVE  TENANT  OR  TENANTS ON THE BASIS OF INFORMATION
 CONTAINED IN A TENANT SCREENING REPORT, SUCH  PERSON  SHALL  VERIFY  THE
 ACCURACY  OF  THE  SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER OF SUCH TENANT OR TENANTS WITH
 SUCH TENANT OR TENANTS BEFORE SUCH PERSON REJECTS THE RENTAL APPLICATION
 SUBMITTED BY SUCH TENANT OR TENANTS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09121-01-7

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