The NYC Council is about to announce a bill that would require tenant screening bureaus to be licensed by the NYC Department of Consumer Affairs.
The law would also require TSB's to include far more information in their reports than the very bare bones reports they now produce, including the nature of the housing court case, any defenses asserted by the tenant, any rent abatement awarded, the actual outcome of the case, and so on.
Victims of the Tenant Blacklist will soon be needed for the press push on the bill.
If you have been the victim of the Tenant Blacklist, if you have been denied an apartment because of information on your case in Housing Court being obtained by the Tenant Screening Bureaus, please let us know if you are willing to speak on the record. Please email us at tenant - at - tenant.net, describe your experience and the impact of the blacklist on your life, and if you are willing to go on record. It might involve testifying at City Council, or speaking to the press.