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Fair housing
Accessible housing for everyone
Whether you live in a city, residential area, or rural community, finding safe, affordable housing can be an obstacle.
Fortunately, our laws secure your right to choose where to live without discrimination based on race, faith, sex, or a number of other characteristics.
Federal and our state laws in New York exist to ensure that equivalent housing chances are offered to all. Some city governments offer a lot more defenses. This guidance explains a few of those laws and includes information about what to do if you think a landlord, seller, or lender has discriminated versus you.
Housing is one of life's fundamentals; it is necessary that everyone has access to it, devoid of discrimination. If you have any questions or concerns,
please contact my workplace.
Fair housing laws: how we are protected
The federal Fair Housing Act, the New York City State Human Rights Law, and various regional laws prohibit discrimination by housing suppliers (including owners, property representatives, handling representatives, constructing superintendents, and cooperative and condominium boards), and loan providers (banks and mortgage companies).
- The Federal Fair Housing Act makes it unlawful to discriminate on the basis of a person's race, familial status (presence of children under age 18), color, national origin, religion, disability (physical or mental), or sex.
- The New York State Human Rights Law covers all the same qualities, and also secures against discrimination based on creed, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, military status, or lawful source of income (public or housing assistance, Social Security, supplemental security earnings, pension, child assistance, alimony, foster care aids, annuities, or joblessness advantages). Many city governments have additional defenses. The New York City City Human Rights Law also covers: gender, citizenship status, collaboration status, and lawful occupation.
Most housing is included
In the state of New York, anti-discrimination laws cover most kinds of housing, with four primary exceptions:
- one- or two-family owner-occupied buildings
- room leasings in housing for people of the exact same sex, such as college dorms or boarding houses where all citizens are of the exact same sex
- housing meant for people over the age of 55, or over the age of 62
- space rentals in owner-occupied housing
Prohibited actions
These laws use to the sale or leasing of housing and also to mortgage financing and offer protections against various forms of housing discrimination consisting of the following:
- rejection to clear up modifications to a home or typical usage location to accommodate a person's disability
- rejection to make reasonable accommodations in policies or services if necessary for disabled persons to utilize the housing
In addition, any multifamily housing built after 1991 must adhere to .
Repairing the damage
If it is found that discrimination has taken location, actions may be taken to remedy the scenario. These can consist of:
- needing modifications in policies and practices
- making the housing or loan offered
- assessing money damages or lawyer fees or Imposing civil fines and penalties
If you have concerns or believe you have actually been a victim of housing discrimination, the following agencies might be able to assist. You can discover contact info for each at the bottom of this websites.
- The Civil Rights Bureau of the Office of the New York City State Chief law officer examines and prosecutes discriminatory policies and patterns or practices of discrimination. The bureau is devoted to combating housing discrimination throughout the state.
- The New York City State Division of Human Rights deals with individual problems of discrimination. You have one year after a supposed offense to submit a grievance.
- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) handles individual grievances of discrimination based on the federal Fair Housing Act. You have one year after a supposed infraction to submit a complaint.
- The New York City City Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) deals with private grievances of discrimination based on the New York City Human Rights Law.
You have one year after a supposed violation to file a grievance. You are prevented from filing a claim with CCHR if you have actually currently submitted the exact same claim based upon the very same realities with another firm or in court.
Office of the New York State Attorney General Of The United States Civil Rights Bureau
28 Liberty Street
New York NY 10005
212-416-8250
1-800-788-9898 (TDD).
Civil Rights Bureau
New York City State Division of Human Rights.
One Fordham Plaza, fourth Floor.
Bronx NY 10458.
1-888-392-3644.
718-741-8300 (TDD/TTY).
dhr.ny.gov
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Housing Enforcement Center.
26 Federal Plaza, Room 3541.
New York NY 10278-0068.
212-264-8000.
212-264-0927 (TTY).
Hud.gov
New York City Human Rights Commission.
22 Reade Street, First Floor.
New York City NY 10007.
212-306-7450.
nyc.gov/ humanrights
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