Post by Deleted on May 6, 2019 10:05:06 GMT -5
It’s now illegal for NY landlords to discriminate against Section 8 recipients
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo was joined April 26 by Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie to highlight new provisions in the 2020 state budget making housing discrimination based on one’s source of income illegal.
“Too often unscrupulous landlords unfairly block seniors, single mothers, survivors of domestic violence and other New Yorkers from renting a home simply because of where they get their income,” Gov. Cuomo was quoted as saying in a news release. “With this legislation, we will stop this discriminatory behavior once and for all and ensure every New Yorker has access to fair housing.”
The legislation prohibits landlords from rejecting renters based on lawful sources of income, including Section 8 Housing vouchers, social security disability, veterans’ benefits and other subsidies. The lawmakers said that policies of not accepting non-wage income has been a way to discriminate against groups that they would otherwise not be able to lawfully deny housing to.
The law amends the New York state Human Rights Law, allowing the State Division of Human Rights to investigate violations to the new law, along with their existing ability to investigate discrimination for race, color, religion, sex, national origin, familial status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and military status.
“We are excited to see lawful source of income protections expanded to all New Yorkers,” Sally Santangelo, executive director of CNY Fair Housing, said. “Source-of-income discrimination has limited housing opportunities and contributed to segregation and concentrations of poverty in communities across New York. We look forward to working to educate the community and enforce the law to expand housing choice for some of the most vulnerable households we serve.”
The 50 poorest cities and towns in Upstate NY, ranked
From tiny towns and hamlets to cities gripped by poverty, these are the poorest communities in Upstate NY.
By Abraham Kenmore, Watertown Daily Times, N.Y.
www.syracuse.com/state/2019/05/its-now-illegal-for-ny-landlords-to-discriminate-against-section-8-recipients.html
Great now I can get into one of the high rent lofts with decent people.
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo was joined April 26 by Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie to highlight new provisions in the 2020 state budget making housing discrimination based on one’s source of income illegal.
“Too often unscrupulous landlords unfairly block seniors, single mothers, survivors of domestic violence and other New Yorkers from renting a home simply because of where they get their income,” Gov. Cuomo was quoted as saying in a news release. “With this legislation, we will stop this discriminatory behavior once and for all and ensure every New Yorker has access to fair housing.”
The legislation prohibits landlords from rejecting renters based on lawful sources of income, including Section 8 Housing vouchers, social security disability, veterans’ benefits and other subsidies. The lawmakers said that policies of not accepting non-wage income has been a way to discriminate against groups that they would otherwise not be able to lawfully deny housing to.
The law amends the New York state Human Rights Law, allowing the State Division of Human Rights to investigate violations to the new law, along with their existing ability to investigate discrimination for race, color, religion, sex, national origin, familial status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and military status.
“We are excited to see lawful source of income protections expanded to all New Yorkers,” Sally Santangelo, executive director of CNY Fair Housing, said. “Source-of-income discrimination has limited housing opportunities and contributed to segregation and concentrations of poverty in communities across New York. We look forward to working to educate the community and enforce the law to expand housing choice for some of the most vulnerable households we serve.”
The 50 poorest cities and towns in Upstate NY, ranked
From tiny towns and hamlets to cities gripped by poverty, these are the poorest communities in Upstate NY.
By Abraham Kenmore, Watertown Daily Times, N.Y.
www.syracuse.com/state/2019/05/its-now-illegal-for-ny-landlords-to-discriminate-against-section-8-recipients.html
Great now I can get into one of the high rent lofts with decent people.
