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New York Consolidated Laws, General Business Law - GBS § 340-b. Agreements to not compete with respect to residential rental dwelling units

Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

1. As used in this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(a) “Algorithm” means a computational process that uses a set of rules to define a sequence of operations.

(b) “Algorithmic device” means any machine, device, computer program or computer software that on its own or with human assistance performs a coordinating function.

(c) “Coordinating function” means performing all of the following subfunctions, provided, however, that a product used for the purpose of establishing rent or income limits in accordance with the emergency tenant protection act of nineteen seventy-four, as amended, the rent stabilization law of nineteen sixty-nine, as amended, the city rent and rehabilitation law, the emergency housing rent control law, or an affordable housing program administered by a federal, state, or local government or other political subdivision shall not be considered to be performing a coordinating function:

(i) collecting historical or contemporaneous prices, supply levels, or lease or rental contract termination and renewal dates of residential dwelling units from two or more residential rental property owners or managers, provided that at least two such residential rental property owners or managers are not wholly-owned subsidiaries of the same parent entity or otherwise owned or managed by the same residential rental property owner or manager;

(ii) analyzing or processing the information described in subparagraph (i) of this paragraph using a system, software, or process that uses computation, including by using that information to train an algorithm;  and

(iii) recommending rental prices, lease renewal terms, ideal occupancy levels, or other lease terms and conditions to a residential rental property owner or manager.

(d) “Residential rental property owner or manager” means any individual or entity that owns or is a beneficial owner of, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, or manages one or more residential rental dwelling units in New York state.

2. It shall be an unlawful violation of this article for a person or entity to knowingly or with reckless disregard facilitate an agreement between or among two or more residential rental property owners or managers to not compete with respect to residential rental dwelling units, including by operating or licensing a software, data analytics service, or algorithmic device that performs a coordinating function on behalf of or between and among such residential rental property owners or managers.

3. It shall be considered an unlawful agreement in violation of this article for a residential rental property owner or manager to knowingly or with reckless disregard set or adjust rental prices, lease renewal terms, occupancy levels, or other lease terms and conditions in one or more of their residential rental properties based on recommendations from a software, data analytics service, or algorithmic device performing a coordinating function.

4. Nothing in this section shall impair or limit the applicability of any other part of this article or any other state law.

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