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Regulates the use of artificial intelligence in aiding decisions on rental housing and loans; requires a study on the impact of artificial intelligence and machine learning on housing discrimination and redlining.
In one paragraph
New York's A 3930 would regulate algorithms in housing and lending. Landlords and banks using automated decision tools to screen applicants would need annual disparate impact analyses, 24-hour notice to applicants, and (landlords) public posting of results; landlords could not use pricing algorithms with nonpublic competitor data to set rent. Tenants could sue for damages. The housing agency would study AI and housing discrimination. Would take effect immediately. Referred to Housing January 30, 2025 and January 7, 2026; it has not passed either chamber.
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What it means for business
None yet: the bill is pending. If enacted, landlords and banks using AI screening tools, and landlords using pricing algorithms with nonpublic competitor data, would face audit, notice and disclosure duties.
Key provisions
- Real Property Law § 227-g: landlords may not use an automated decision tool to screen housing applicants without an annual disparate impact analysis, a public summary and 24-hour applicant notice
- General Business Law § 344: landlords may not set rent using a pricing algorithm that uses or was trained with nonpublic competitor data; landlords may not share tenant personal data without written consent
- Banking Law § 103-a: banks must conduct annual disparate impact analyses of lending tools, submit a summary to the Attorney General, give 24-hour notice with opt-out or consent, and allow thirty days to correct incorrect information and appeal a denial
- A tenant injured by a violation of § 344 may sue for damages and the court may award attorneys' fees; the Attorney General may enforce
- Section 4: DHCR with DFS and the Division of Human Rights must study AI and housing discrimination within one year and report within ninety days after
- Would take effect immediately
Latest legislative action
Jan 7, 2026. referred to housing
Sponsors
| Name | Role | District |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Lavine D | Sponsor | HD-013 |
| Christopher Burdick D | Sponsor | HD-093 |
| Linda Rosenthal D | Sponsor | HD-067 |
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