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NYC Rental Listing Compliance Index

Weekly scan of active NYC rental listings for fair housing, FARE Act, and advertising violations.

NYC NJ FL AZ CT NYS

1,211

Total listings scanned (all time)

52.5%

Overall violation rate (all time)

FA-01

Rental listing fails to disclose broker commission responsibility as required by FARE Act

NYC brokerages scanned

Last 30 Days

18.5%

Violation rate this month

FH-02

Client email uses steering language directing buyer toward or away from specific neighborhoods based on protected class characteristics

Most common violation this month

Brokerages scanned this month

Boroughs & neighborhoods

All Time — NYC Neighborhoods

Neighborhood	Listings Scanned	Violation Rate	Top Violation Category	Last Updated
Long Island City	9	100.0%	Fare Act	Jun 25, 2026
Wall Street	6	100.0%	Fare Act	Jul 15, 2026
West Village	6	100.0%	Fare Act	Jun 24, 2026
SoHo	5	100.0%	Fare Act	Jun 29, 2026
Williamsburg	5	100.0%	Fare Act	Jun 25, 2026
Upper West Side	4	100.0%	Fare Act	Jun 24, 2026
Bronx	3	100.0%	Fare Act	Jul 11, 2026
Astoria	3	100.0%	Fare Act	Jun 29, 2026
East Village	8	87.5%	Fare Act	Jun 29, 2026
Brooklyn	54	87.0%	Fare Act	Jul 15, 2026
Queens	15	80.0%	Fare Act	Jul 15, 2026
Midtown West	5	80.0%	Fare Act	Jun 29, 2026
Gramercy	8	75.0%	Fare Act	Jun 29, 2026
Financial District	5	60.0%	Fare Act	Jun 29, 2026
Tribeca	5	60.0%	Fare Act	Jun 11, 2026
Manhattan	4	50.0%	Fare Act	May 22, 2026
Murray Hill	16	43.8%	Fare Act	Jun 29, 2026
Chelsea	7	42.9%	Fare Act	Jun 29, 2026
Midtown East	8	37.5%	Fare Act	Jun 29, 2026
Staten Island	6	33.3%	Rebny Rls	Jul 15, 2026
Lower East Side	3	33.3%	Fare Act	Jun 11, 2026
Upper East Side	10	30.0%	Fare Act	Jun 29, 2026

Rules engine

Most Common Violations — All Time

#1 · FA-01

Rental listing fails to disclose broker commission responsibility as required by FARE Act

Triggered 396 times · 39.4% of listings

Apply ONLY to rental listings.

#2 · FA-04

Rental marketing materials use language that obscures fee responsibility or implies tenant must pay commission

Triggered 175 times · 17.4% of listings

Apply ONLY when listing content contains language that actively implies or states a tenant is responsible for paying broker commission — for example: "broker fee required," "tenant pays X months fee," or ambiguous phr…

#3 · FH-SOI

Source of income discrimination — voucher holders, Section 8, housing assistance programs

Triggered 102 times · 10.1% of listings

Rental listing, screening criteria, or agent communication that discriminates based on source of lawful income — directly (refusing Section 8 / HCV) or indirectly (income-to-rent ratio requirements that fail to accoun…

#4 · AD-03

Advertising does not include required fair housing equal opportunity statement

Triggered 88 times · 8.8% of listings

Do NOT flag if the brokerage website displays a Fair Housing Policy link anywhere on the listing page including the footer, or if the listing is on a platform that carries its own EHO statement.

#5 · RLS-05

Listing contains inaccurate material information including square footage, room count, or taxes that violates REBNY accuracy standards

Triggered 64 times · 6.4% of listings

Do NOT flag honest hedging language used because exact figures are not yet available ("approximately 1,200 sqft, pending survey").

Rules engine

Most Common Violations — Last 30 Days

#1 · FH-02

Client email uses steering language directing buyer toward or away from specific neighborhoods based on protected class characteristics

Triggered 2 times · 7.4% of listings

Do NOT flag ordinary rapport-building or preference-clarifying language ("you might prefer" used about unit floor, price range, or layout) on its own.

#2 · FH-03

Marketing copy uses descriptors associated with protected characteristics of the property, neighborhood, or ideal buyer

Triggered 2 times · 7.4% of listings

Do NOT flag ordinary, non-coded descriptive language ("great for families" describing genuine child-friendly features like a playroom or nearby playground) on its own.

#3 · NYS-08

NYS Extended Statute of Limitations — 3 Years from Incident

Triggered 2 times · 7.4% of listings

AI-generated housing communications from up to 3 years ago are now actionable under NYS Human Rights Law.

#4 · FH-01

Listing description uses coded language implying racial, ethnic, or demographic composition or change, constituting steering under HUD guidance

Triggered 1 times · 3.7% of listings

Do NOT flag ordinary, non-coded marketing language such as "quiet neighborhood," "good schools," or "family-friendly area" used descriptively — these are common, lawful listing terms on their own.

#5 · HC-02

Discriminatory in-person statement later documented in company follow-up notes

Triggered 1 times · 3.7% of listings

A discriminatory statement made in person (at a showing, open house, or in conversation) is later referenced or documented in company CRM notes, follow-up emails, or internal records.