Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2023.Three New York lawmakers say they plan to introduce legislation prohibiting property insurers from requesting information about tenant incomes and rental subsidies followingaffecting affordable housing in the five boroughs.
“This kind of behavior cements decades-old stereotypes and we should have moved away from that kind of practices years ago,” Rosenthal said. “It's really reprehensible.” “It’s blatantly unfair,” Rosenthal said. “We have so many problems with landlords not accepting vouchers, but this rises to another level.”
“The only people who stand to profit here are insurance companies,” Rosenthal said. “Landlords who do the right thing are being penalized. Tenants who need homes are essentially being redlined. And so in the state legislature, we have to put an end to it.” “I haven’t heard a coherent explanation of why this is necessary from a business perspective and why this is permissible and not a violation of fair housing laws,” Kavanagh said. “This seems to be an instrument that is both blunt and discriminatory and I don’t think this falls within the bounds of acceptable behavior.”