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Fair housing
Accessible housing for everybody
Whether you live in a city, suburb, or rural neighborhood, finding safe, inexpensive housing can be an obstacle.
Fortunately, our laws secure your right to select where to live without discrimination based upon race, religious beliefs, sex, or a variety of other characteristics.
Federal and our state laws in New york city exist to guarantee that equivalent housing opportunities are available to all. Some city governments offer much more protections. This assistance describes a few of those laws and includes information about what to do if you think a proprietor, seller, or lending institution has actually discriminated versus you.
Housing is one of life's fundamentals; it is essential that everyone has access to it, devoid of discrimination. If you have any concerns or concerns, please call my office.
Fair housing laws: how we are secured
The federal Fair Housing Act, the New York City State Human Rights Law, and various local laws restrict discrimination by housing service providers (consisting of owners, realty representatives, managing representatives, constructing superintendents, and cooperative and condominium boards), and lenders (banks and mortgage business).
- The Federal Fair Housing Act makes it prohibited to discriminate on the basis of a person's race, familial status (existence of kids under age 18), color, nationwide origin, religion, special needs (physical or psychological), or sex. - The New York State Human Rights Law covers all the same qualities, and likewise safeguards against discrimination based on creed, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, military status, or legal income source (public or housing support, Social Security, additional security income, pension, kid assistance, alimony, foster care subsidies, annuities, or welfare). Many city governments have extra defenses. The New York City Human Rights Law likewise covers: gender, citizenship status, collaboration status, and legal profession.
Most housing is included
In the state of New york city, anti-discrimination laws cover most types of housing, with 4 main exceptions:
- one- or two-family owner-occupied structures - space leasings in housing for people of the very same sex, such as college dorms or boarding homes where all homeowners are of the exact same sex
- housing intended for individuals over the age of 55, or over the age of 62
- room leasings in owner-occupied housing
Prohibited actions
These laws apply to the sale or rental of housing and likewise to mortgage financing and supply securities against different types of housing discrimination consisting of the following:
- rejection to make sensible modifications to a house or common use area to accommodate an individual's special needs - rejection to clear up accommodations in policies or services if necessary for disabled persons to use the housing
In addition, any multifamily housing developed after 1991 must abide by ease of access requirements.
Repairing the damage
If it is found that discrimination has actually happened, steps might be required to remedy the situation. These can consist of:
- needing in policies and practices - making the housing or loan offered
- examining cash damages or lawyer fees or Imposing civil fines and penalties
If you have concerns or believe you have been a victim of housing discrimination, the following companies may have the ability to help. You can discover contact information for each at the bottom of this web page.
- The Civil Liberty Bureau of the Office of the New York City State Attorney general of the United States examines and prosecutes inequitable policies and patterns or practices of discrimination. The bureau is dedicated to combating housing discrimination throughout the state. - The New York City State Division of Human Rights handles individual complaints of discrimination. You have one year after a supposed infraction to submit a problem.
- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) handles specific problems of discrimination based upon the federal Fair Housing Act. You have one year after a supposed offense to file a grievance.
- The New York City Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) handles private complaints of discrimination based on the New York City Human Rights Law.
You have one year after a supposed offense to submit a problem. You are precluded from filing a claim with CCHR if you have currently filed the very same claim based on the same realities with another company or in court.
Office of the New York State Chief Law Officer Civil Liberty Bureau 28 Liberty Street New York City NY 10005 212-416-8250 1-800-788-9898 (TDD). Civil Liberty Bureau
New York 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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