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    Fair housing

    Accessible housing for everybody

    Whether you reside in a city, suburb, or rural community, discovering safe, economical housing can be a challenge.

    Fortunately, our laws secure your right to pick where to live without discrimination based on race, faith, sex, or a number of other characteristics.

    Federal and our state laws in New york city exist to ensure that equivalent housing chances are offered to all. Some city governments use even more protections. This guidance describes some of those laws and consists of info about what to do if you think a landlord, seller, or lender has discriminated versus you.

    Housing is among life's basics; it is very important that everybody has access to it, free from discrimination. If you have any concerns or issues, please contact my office.

    Fair housing laws: how we are secured

    The federal Fair Housing Act, the New York City State Human Rights Law, and numerous local laws prohibit discrimination by housing suppliers (including owners, realty agents, managing representatives, developing superintendents, and cooperative and condominium boards), and lenders (banks and mortgage business).

    - The Federal Fair Housing Act makes it illegal to discriminate on the basis of a person's race, familial status (presence of children under age 18), color, national origin, religious beliefs, special needs (physical or psychological), 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 legal source of earnings (public or housing assistance, Social Security, extra security income, pension, kid support, alimony, foster care aids, annuities, or joblessness benefits). Many city governments have extra defenses. The New York City City Human Rights Law also covers: gender, citizenship status, collaboration status, and legal occupation.

    Most housing is consisted of

    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
  • space leasings in housing for individuals of the same sex, such as college dorm rooms or boarding homes where all residents are of the very same sex
  • housing planned for people over the age of 55, or over the age of 62
  • room rentals in owner-occupied housing

    Prohibited actions

    These laws use to the sale or leasing of housing and likewise to mortgage financing and provide protections versus various kinds of housing discrimination including the following:

    - refusal to make sensible modifications to a house or typical use area to accommodate a person's impairment
  • rejection to clear up lodgings in policies or services if necessary for handicapped individuals to use the housing

    In addition, any multifamily housing developed after 1991 must comply with accessibility requirements.

    Repairing the damage

    If it is found that discrimination has actually occurred, steps might be taken to fix the situation. These can consist of:

    - needing modifications in policies and practices
  • making the housing or loan readily available
  • examining cash damages or attorney fees or Imposing civil fines and charges

    If you have concerns or think you have been a victim of housing discrimination, the following companies may be able to assist. You can discover contact info for each at the bottom of this web page.

    - The Civil Liberty Bureau of the Office of the New York State Attorney general of the United States examines and prosecutes inequitable policies and patterns or practices of discrimination. The bureau is committed to discrimination throughout the state.
  • The New York City State Division of Human Rights handles individual problems of discrimination. You have one year after an alleged offense to submit a problem.
  • The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) handles specific complaints of discrimination based upon the federal Fair Housing Act. You have one year after an alleged infraction to file a problem.
  • The New York City City Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) deals with individual grievances of discrimination based upon the New york city City Human Rights Law.

    You have one year after a supposed violation to file a problem. You are prevented from suing with CCHR if you have actually currently filed the exact same claim based on the same truths with another agency 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 City 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 NY 10007. 212-306-7450. nyc.gov/ humanrights

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