Prohibits landlord from considering certain actions in tenant screening; clarifies that rent receivership action does not require rent deposit and may be based on implied warranty of habitability.

This bill, A3362, protects tenants by restricting how landlords use past court cases in rental screening and clarifies rent receivership procedures. Landlords cannot consider most housing court records when screening applicants - only judgments for possession within three years that are final and not under appeal - and must provide written explanations for rejected applications, including disclosed screening details. It also removes the requirement for tenants to pay a rent deposit to file a rent receivership action, allowing such cases to be based on violations of the implied warranty of habitability (meaning unsafe or uninhabitable housing). These changes directly affect landlords (through new screening rules and penalties) and tenants (by reducing unfair screening barriers and improving access to housing safety remedies).