DISCRIMINATION

Resident Claims Shelter Violated Fair Housing Act by Failing to Provide Halal Meals

November 21, 2016    

Resident sued homeless shelter in federal court, claiming that...

Court Orders Westchester County to Comply with Fair Housing Agreement

August 21, 2016    

The federal government sued Westchester County for falsely certifying to HUD that it was meeting commitments to affirmatively further fair housing.  The federal Department of Justice and the county signed a...

Tenant in Two-Family House Can't Claim Discrimination in Connection with Service Dog

July 21, 2016    

Tenant in upstate two-family house sued landlord, claiming that landlord discriminated against him. Tenant was an army veteran diagnosed with PTSD who got a service dog as part of his treatment plan after renting the...

Relatives of Low-Income Tenants Claim Utica Firefighters Failed to Rescue Tenants

July 20, 2016    

Relatives of four tenants killed in a 2009 fire in a building in a poor neighborhood brought a civil rights lawsuit against the City of Utica. They claimed that their constitutional right to equal protection occurred...

Super Gets Delay of Eviction Case Pending Outcome of Discrimination Claim

June 22, 2016    

Landlord sued to evict the resident building super after terminating the super’s employment. Tenant then filed a discrimination complaint with the City Human Rights Commission (HRC) claiming that landlord...

Tenant’s Complaint Dismissed for Failure to Properly State a Claim

June 20, 2016    

Tenant sued landlord and mental health agency Transitional Services of New York Supportive Housing Program (TSI), which supervised a federally funded housing assistance program in landlord’s building, for...

DOB Not Responsible for Tenants’ Discrimination Claims Against Landlord Over Elevator Repairs

May 20, 2016    

Tenants and NYC’s Public Advocate Letitia James sued landlord of four Bronx buildings and DOB for disability and housing discrimination due to landlord’s failure to keep elevators running during city-...

Co-op Shareholder Tenant’s Defamation Claims Against Board Members Dismissed

May 20, 2016    

Co-op shareholder tenant, who was a co-op board member, sued fellow board members claiming that they defamed her in emails claiming that tenant was in arrears. Tenant claimed further defamation by fliers placed in...

Court Revokes Damages Awarded to Disabled Tenant

May 20, 2016    

Disabled tenant complained to the New York City Commission on Human Rights (CHR) that landlord failed to provide a reasonable accommodation, in violation of the city's Human Rights Law. Tenant was permanently...

Tenant's Claims About Apartment Mold Don't Prove Discrimination

March 22, 2016    

Tenant sued landlord NYCHA, claiming that landlord failed to properly remediate mold in tenant’s apartment and didn’t grant her requested apartment transfers. Four prior actions by tenant against landlord...

Landlord Discriminated Against Prospective Tenant Based on Familial Status

February 16, 2016    

Landlord appealed the decision by the State Human Rights Commission that landlord discriminated against prospective tenant based on familial status and which awarded tenant $5,000 for mental anguish. The court ruled...