Enacts the "vicarious liability for housing discrimination act"; imposes vicarious liability on a person for unlawful discriminatory practices related to the sale, rental, or lease of certain property by such person's agent.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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1738
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 14, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Governmental Operations
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to enacting the "vicari-
ous liability for housing discrimination act of 2025"
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
2 the "vicarious liability for housing discrimination act of 2025".
3 § 2. Section 296 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
4 subdivision 23 to read as follows:
5 23. For purposes of establishing liability for an unlawful discrimina-
6 tory practice related to the sale, rental, or lease of a private or
7 publicly-assisted housing accommodation, any person shall be vicariously
8 liable for a discriminatory practice by such person's agent or employee,
9 regardless of whether such person encouraged, condoned, approved of, or
10 knew or should have known of the conduct that resulted in a discrimina-
11 tory practice, consistent with agency law.
12 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD04250-01-5
