Fair Chance for Housing Act (LL24/2024)

Local Law 24 of 2024 (Fair Chance for Housing Act), amending N.Y.C. Admin. Code § 8-107

Local Law 24 of 2024 (Int. 632-A of 2022, the Fair Chance for Housing Act), effective January 1, 2025, amends the NYC Human Rights Law (N.Y.C. Admin. Code § 8-107) to prohibit housing providers from discriminating on the basis of criminal history when selling, renting, or leasing housing accommodations. Providers generally may not consider criminal history until after an applicant is otherwise approved or pre-qualified, may consider only a defined "reviewable criminal history" (registered sex offenses, felony convictions within five years, and misdemeanor convictions within three years of release or sentencing), and must follow a Fair Chance Housing Process—disclosing all criminal-record information received and giving the applicant no less than five business days to respond—before taking adverse action; limited exemptions apply, including certain owner-occupied housing.