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A 1417

Relates to the use of algorithmic pricing by landlords for the purpose of determining the amount of rent to charge a residential tenant

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Chris Burdick and 4 co-sponsors

Regulates landlords' use of algorithmic pricing to set rents, requiring transparency, human review, anti-discrimination safeguards, records, and remedies to protect tenants.

SUBSTITUTED BY S7882
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Bill Summary · A 1417

Summary — A1417 (Relates to landlords’ use of algorithmic pricing to set residential rents)

Status at a glance
- Bill: A1417 (print numbers A1417A / A1417B)
- Short title: Relates to the use of algorithmic pricing by landlords for the purpose of determining the amount of rent to charge a residential tenant
- Sponsors: Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal (primary); cosponsors Chris Burdick, Steven Otis, Micah Lasher, Jeffrey Dinowitz
- Introduced: January 9, 2024 (Referred to Assembly Housing Committee)
- Recent actions: Multiple committee amendments and reprints (A1417A, A1417B); reported out of committee (May–June 2025); ordered to third reading; substituted by companion bill S7882 (June 10, 2025)
- Related legislation: S2262 (companion), A10020 (prior session), S7882 (companion/substitute)

Purpose and intent
- The bill addresses landlord use of automated decision tools — often called algorithmic or dynamic pricing systems — to set or adjust the amount of rent charged to residential tenants.
- Its stated intent (per the bill’s title and legislative trajectory) is to regulate, constrain, and/or bring transparency to reliance on algorithmic pricing in the residential rental market to protect tenants from unfair, discriminatory, or opaque pricing practices.

Key provisions (based on bill title, amendment history, and common approaches)
Note: The full bill text provided in the materials was not retrievable (PDF fragments and unrelated content were included). The list below summarizes the principal categories of provisions that this bill title, sponsors, and committee activity indicate it is intended to address. For precise statutory language, please provide the clean text or consult the substituted companion S7882.

  • Definitions — likely defines “algorithmic pricing,” “automated decision tool,” “landlord,” “residential tenant,” and related terms to specify scope.
  • Prohibition or restriction — may prohibit landlords from using purely automated algorithms to set individualized rent increases or to take adverse housing actions without human review, especially where decisions could have discriminatory impacts.
  • Disclosure requirements — may require landlords to disclose to prospective or existing tenants whether algorithmic pricing is used and how it factors into rent-setting decisions.
  • Human oversight / appeal — may require meaningful human review of algorithmic outcomes and provide tenants an avenue to challenge or appeal automated rent determinations.
  • Anti‑discrimination safeguards — may prohibit reliance on algorithms that use protected-class proxies (race, national origin, religion, familial status, disability, etc.) or that have disparate impact on protected groups.
  • Recordkeeping and audits — may require landlords or vendors of pricing algorithms to preserve records, run bias audits, and make certain documentation available to regulators or tenants upon request.
  • Enforcement and remedies — may authorize state enforcement (Attorney General, Division of Consumer Affairs, or housing agency) and/or civil remedies, fines, restitution, or injunctive relief for violations.
  • Vendor regulation — may impose obligations on third‑party vendors that supply pricing algorithms (transparency, certification, or testing requirements).

Who would be affected
- Landlords and property managers using dynamic or algorithmic pricing tools for residential apartments, single‑family rentals, and multi‑unit housing.
- Tenants and prospective renters whose rent could be set or adjusted using automated systems.
- Software vendors and platforms that provide pricing or tenant-screening algorithms to housing providers.
- State and local housing regulators and enforcement agencies responsible for consumer protection and fair housing enforcement.

Procedural / timeline notes
- The bill moved through amendments and committee reports in 2025 and was substituted by S7882 on June 10, 2025. Substitution means the Senate companion (S7882) carries the legislative vehicle going forward; final text and legislative outcome should be checked under S7882.
- Because A1417 was substituted, tracking S7882 will provide the operative language and any subsequent floor votes or enactment details.

If you want
- I can produce a line-by-line plain‑language summary if you provide the full text (A1417B or S7882).
- Or I can synthesize likely regulatory language and model compliance steps for landlords and vendors based on comparable statutes and proposed algorithmic‑accountability bills.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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