The New York Ban on Algorithmic Rent-Setting (S7882) prohibits residential landlords and property managers from using software or algorithmic services that perform a coordinating function in setting rents. Signed October 16, 2025 as Chapter 437, it has been in effect since December 15, 2025.
What the New York Ban on Algorithmic Rent-Setting Covers
The law amends New York’s antitrust statute. A coordinating function means tools that collect rental data from multiple property owners, analyze it, and recommend rents or lease terms. The target is AI-driven rent-setting platforms accused of enabling price coordination across competing landlords, an arrangement lawmakers treated as a competition problem rather than a routine software choice.
Exemptions
Tools used for government-administered affordable housing and rent-stabilized properties are exempt. For everyone else in the New York residential market, pooling competitor rent data through an algorithmic service is now off the table, and landlords should audit their pricing software accordingly.
Source: New York State Senate: S7882
Report a violation: If you believe a business is violating this law, you can file a complaint with the New York Attorney General Consumer Frauds and Protection Bureau.
