In New York City, landlords will run background checks that check if you've been arrested or appeared in housing court, but not whether or not you were convicte

In New York City, landlords will run background checks that check if you've been arrested or appeared in housing court, but not whether or not you were convicted (or even charged!) in the arrests, and not whether you won or lost the housing court case (or even whether you were the plaintiff or defendant). It's incredibly pro-landlord, but because there's a shortage of housing supply, they can get away with it. Only source I can remember for this offhand is behind a paywall, but I used to work in drug policy, so this is something I've witnessed many times: http://bklynr.com/arrested-developments/ http://bklynr.com/arrested-developments/