Section 3604

Citation: Section 3604
Parent Document: Francis v. Kings Park Manor, Inc., 944 F.3d 370 (2019)
Jurisdiction: United States (federal)
Effective Date: 2019-12-06
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/4684833/francis-v-kings-park-manor-inc/ ↗

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15  As the New York City Housing Authority (“NYCHA”) noted, during the
comment period on the new HUD Rule, “resident disputes are not always clear cut.”
Comment of the New York City Housing Authority (Dec. 22, 2015),
http://www.regulations.gov/document?D=HUD‐2015‐0095‐0051 (“NYCHA Comment”)
(noting that discrimination allegations “can be difficult to verify,” may involve cross‐
complaints, and can be lodged “as [a] way of qualifying for a transfer, or as a means to
secure the eviction of a neighbor with whom [a] resident does not get along”). Given
the relative weakness of a landlord’s investigative toolkit, this should be a concern,
particularly in light of recent reports that even a baseless eviction case can seriously
impair a wronged tenant’s ability to obtain housing in the future because “[s]creening
companies tell landlords whether a prospective tenant has been sued for eviction,
without necessarily saying how the case was resolved.” Barker et al., The Eviction
Machine Churning Through New York City.

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