dj, you are so full of baloney.
Do you think that anyone still believes you with any of these wild stories?
"People here in NYCity are starting to sue potential landlords and tenant screening services for discrimination NOT because they had unlawful detainers, holdovers, and other suits aginst other landlords... BUT. because IT DOES NOT GET REPORTED IF THE TENANTS WINS.. "
Discrimination suits are for discriminating against certain protected classes of people, like for race, color, creed, religion, ... we all know the list. People who had unlawful detainers filed, or were sued for nonpayment of rent, or damage to their apartment are NOT protected. It is not illegal to "discriminate" against them. In particular, it is absolutely not illegal to turn them down when they come looking for an apartment. You probably think that a blind woman with a seeing eye dog is being discriminated against if she is turned down for an apartment after the landlord discovers that she has bad credit.
In California, the public record does not show an unlawful detainer filing if the tenant wins, but there is a company that keeps the records on a data base. My tenant screening service checks their data base, too.
"Personally i think thats fair......"
But you're a dope, dj, and you have no perspective about why these records are necessary. Your opinion doesn't have much value.
Landlords need to know about problem tenants, including tenants who don't pay rent and then escape because of technicalities. And about tenants who abuse deduct and repair laws. And, who holdover on their leases. And who leave their apartments dirty and damages. Or, who don't pay their last month's rent. Or, who complain too much or are hard to get along with, either with the landlord or with the neighbors. Or who give their parent's address as their last apartment. I suppose you are against their having to answer questions truthfully about this on the application.
