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Fair housing

Accessible housing for everyone

Whether you live in a city, suburb, or rural neighborhood, finding safe, budget-friendly housing can be a difficulty.

Fortunately, our laws safeguard your right to select where to live without discrimination based on race, faith, sex, or a number of other attributes.

Federal and our state laws in New York exist to ensure that equal housing opportunities are available to all. Some city governments use much more protections. This assistance discusses a few of those laws and includes details about what to do if you believe a property manager, seller, or lender has actually discriminated versus you.

Housing is among life's basics; it is essential that everybody has access to it, devoid of discrimination. If you have any questions or issues,
please call my workplace.

Fair housing laws: how we are safeguarded

The federal Fair Housing Act, the New York City State Human Rights Law, and different local laws prohibit discrimination by housing companies (consisting of owners, realty representatives, managing representatives, developing superintendents, and cooperative and condo boards), and loan providers (banks and mortgage companies).

- The Federal Fair Housing Act makes it illegal to discriminate on the basis of an individual's race, familial status (existence of children under age 18), color, national origin, faith, special needs (physical or mental), or sex.
- The New York State Human Rights Law covers all the very same qualities, and likewise protects versus discrimination based on creed, age, sexual preference, gender identity or expression, marital status, military status, or lawful income source (public or housing help, Social Security, supplemental security earnings, pension, kid support, spousal support, foster care subsidies, annuities, or welfare). Many city governments have additional securities. The New York City Human Rights Law likewise covers: gender, citizenship status, partnership status, and lawful occupation.

Most housing is included

In the state of New york city, 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 very same sex, such as college dorms or boarding homes where all citizens are of the very same sex
- housing planned for individuals over the age of 55, or over the age of 62
- space leasings in owner-occupied housing

Prohibited actions

These laws apply to the sale or leasing of housing and likewise to mortgage lending and offer defenses against various forms of housing discrimination consisting of the following:

- refusal to clear up modifications to a residence or common usage location to accommodate an individual's special needs
- rejection to make affordable lodgings in policies or services if needed for disabled persons to utilize the housing

In addition, any multifamily housing constructed after 1991 must adhere to availability requirements.

Repairing the damage

If it is discovered that discrimination has actually occurred, steps might be taken to correct the situation. These can include:

- needing modifications in policies and practices
- making the housing or loan available
- assessing money damages or attorney charges or Imposing civil fines and charges

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

- 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 devoted to combating housing discrimination throughout the state.
- The New York State Division of Human Rights handles individual complaints of discrimination. You have one year after an alleged violation to file a complaint.
- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) deals with individual complaints of discrimination based upon the federal Fair Housing Act. You have one year after an alleged violation to file a grievance.
- The New York City Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) handles specific grievances of discrimination based on the New york city City Human Rights Law.

You have one year after a supposed infraction to submit a problem. You are precluded from suing with CCHR if you have currently submitted the exact same claim based on the very same realities with another company or in court.

Office of the New York City State Attorney General Of The United States Civil Liberty Bureau
28 Liberty Street
New York City NY 10005
212-416-8250
1-800-788-9898 (TDD).
Civil Rights 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 City Human Rights Commission.
22 Reade Street, First Floor.
New York NY 10007.
212-306-7450.
nyc.gov/ humanrights

Letitia James

New York State Chief Law Officer

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