New York Real Estate News This Week

Brooklyn residents hear the apocalypse, complain. New York tenants can get off the black list. 'Jersey Shore' gets a spin-off in your 'hood and more. Here's what happened in New York real estate news last week:

Hope For Black-Listed Tenants: New York City council passes the Tenant Fair Chance Act, giving hope to rental apartment seekers that have been black-listed by screening companies. The act will require landlords to inform potential renters of the companies they use to do background checks and marred tenants will be able to fix inaccuracies on the screener's report.