New York City — New York General Obligations Law § 238-a (Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019)
On the A-du Platform, the Landlord pays A-du to commission the tenant screening report through A-du's screening partner. There is no charge to you, the prospective tenant, to apply, to be screened, or to create, maintain, or share a Portable Screening Profile.
New York General Obligations Law § 238-a caps any application, background-check, or credit-check fee that a landlord may demand from a prospective tenant at the lesser of $20 or the actual cost of the check. Because A-du's screening is funded by the Landlord and you are never charged, that cap is not implicated. This is a structural feature of the A-du Platform and does not reduce any of your substantive rights described below.
A-du offers a Portable Screening Profile that you may reuse across multiple landlords on the A-du Platform.
Under New York General Obligations Law § 238-a, if a background or credit check is run in connection with your application, you are entitled to receive a copy of it. A-du makes the relevant results available to you through your account.
If your application is denied based in whole or in part on information in a consumer report, you are entitled to an adverse action notice under the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. § 1681m) identifying the consumer reporting agency and informing you of your right to a free copy of the report and your right to dispute its accuracy.
The New York State and New York City Human Rights Laws prohibit discrimination based on lawful source of income, including housing vouchers and subsidies. Screening practices on A-du must comply with these protections.
New York City's Fair Chance for Housing Act (Local Law 24 of 2024) restricts how and when a housing provider may consider criminal history. A-du's screening and adverse-action flows are designed to support these requirements, including conditional-offer sequencing, look-back limits, and an individualized assessment before any criminal-history-based denial becomes final.
Screening practices on A-du must comply with the federal Fair Housing Act, the New York State Human Rights Law, the New York City Human Rights Law, and A-du's own Fair Housing Policy. If you believe a screening decision reflects unlawful discrimination, you may contact fairhousing@a-du.homes and file a complaint with the New York State Division of Human Rights, the NYC Commission on Human Rights, and HUD.
Questions about screening? Contact A-du Support: support@a-du.homes