The settlement resolves claims of racial and disability discrimination against five Suffolk County apartment complexes, with the companies agreeing to pay $105,000 to Long Island… Read More »Suffolk landlord agrees to pay more than $105G to settle racial, disability discrimination lawsuit
Real estate agent Pasquale Marciano, owner of Century 21 Marciano, settled for $40,000 with the New York Attorney General after his agents allegedly rejected undercover… Read More »Another broker settles Section 8 discrimination case
On November 17, 2023, Governor Hochul signed legislation that extends the statute of limitations for discrimination and retaliation claims under the New York State Human… Read More »NYS Human Rights Law statute of limitations extended to three years, effective February 15, 2024
Harbour Club LLC, owner of a Smithtown apartment complex, settled a familial status and source of income discrimination complaint with Long Island Housing Services (LIHS),… Read More »Smithtown landlord settles income discrimination complaint
The Long Island Business News reported that Long Island Housing Services recently settled complaints of housing discrimination on the basis of lawful source of income… Read More »Seaford landlord settles income-source discrimination complaint
Former owners of Holbrook’s Saddle Rock Apartments settled a housing discrimination complaint regarding source-of-income bias for $30,000. Long Island Housing Services filed the complaint against… Read More »Former landlord settles income source discrimination case
A sweeping lawsuit has been filed against nearly 90 New York City brokerages and property owners, including major firms like Compass, the Corcoran Group, and… Read More »Everything We Know About the Sweeping New Housing Discrimination Lawsuit
In 2019, the Long Island Board of REALTORS® (LIBOR) launched the “Home for All of Us” campaign in response to fair housing issues exposed by… Read More »Long Island Board of REALTORS® Takes Lead in Educating the Public about New York’s Latest Protected Class: Source of Income
Long Island Housing Services has settled a lawsuit with Southwood Company LLC, a subsidiary of Heatherwood Communities, over alleged disability discrimination. As part of the… Read More »LI landlord settles suit alleging disability discrimination
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has mandated that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac servicers must gather and retain fair lending data, including age, race,… Read More »FHFA Announces Update for Servicers to Maintain Fair Lending Data