Non-Credit Score-based rental "blacklist"

It is never a good idea to with-hold rent, common charges or maintenance. It's befuddles how people believe this is a good course of action.

See, like Ebony and Ivory, RS and I can live together in harmony!

Well, I know I'm ivory..

DNAinfo...very interesting...thanx jason

The civil courts sell their filing and judgment data to the large credit reporting agencies,
which gather those records in daily or weekly. Separate services report L&T cases tenants have
been parties to. Some LLs wont rent to anyone with an L&T history regardless of the nsture of the
case or its outcome. The courts csnnot expunge even mis-filed cases.

Jason10006, if a tenant leaves an apartment on time and without damage and would otherwise be due a return of the deposit but for that tenant's use of the deposit as the last month's rent, the landlord has no damages to seek from the tenant in a court. Furthermore, if there was damage, the landlord would still have to prove the damages in order to get a judgment. Such a case would not be brought to a housing court, but rather an ordinary civil court (including the small claims court).

There can be clauses in some non-regulated leases that provide liquidated damages if a tenant uses the deposit as last month's rent, but those would still have to be enforced by a court meaning that the landlord will have to spend the time and money and convince the court that the damages are appropriate and then seek an enforcement / collection, all for not a very large amount of money.

Exactly. As long as you are leaving the place in good condition , you have nothing to fear by using your security as the last months rent

There are petty people on both sides of the aisle. If you don't abide by the agreement, there is always something to fear.

Your best bet is to always pay your rent and if you really have an issue take it up with the landlord BEFORE you seek legal action. It will only result in wasted money and end up hurting you at the end.