HIV-Positive Tenant Fails to Prove Housing Discrimination
LVT Number: #23637
Prospective tenant sued landlord for housing discrimination after landlord denied his rental application. Tenant claimed that landlord didn't rent to him because he was HIV-positive. The court ruled against tenant. Tenant and his wife applied for an apartment after a fire left them homeless. Tenant received DSS and SSI benefits. But tenant failed to obtain a government agency's guarantee for rent beyond the security deposit and first month's rent. These were conditions for approval of the rental and a proper basis for denial of tenant's rental application.
Johnson v. Levy: Index No. 10-CV-3217, NYLJ No. 1202516823778 (EDNY; 10/19/11; Spatt, J)