NYS HOUSING AND ANTI-DISCRIMINATION NOTICE
Federal, State and Local Fair Housing and Anti-discrimination Laws protect individuals from housing discrimination. It is unlawful to discriminate based on certain protected characteristics, which include, but are not limited to: race, creed, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, military status, sex, age, disability, marital status, lawful source of income or familial status.
THE FOLLOWING ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF POTENTIAL FAIR HOUSING VIOLATIONS:
- Refusing to rent, sell or show a property based on a potential tenant or purchaser’s protected
- Quoting a higher price to a purchaser or renter because of the potential purchaser or tenant’s protected
- Refusing to rent to a tenant who has children or increasing a security deposit based on the number of children who will be living in the
- Steering prospective tenants or purchasers to certain neighborhoods based on any protected
- Refusing to rent to a potential tenant because of their source of income, including but not limited to, Section 8 vouchers or other government
- Refusing to waive a “no pet” policy for tenants that require a service, assistance or emotional support
- Discriminating at the direction of a seller or landlord or because it is the preference of a seller or
- Refusing to rent to a renter who is a victim of domestic
YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO FILE A COMPLAINT
- New York State, Department of State: (518) 474-4429
- New York State, Division of Human Rights: (844) 862-8703
ALBANY OFFICE: One Commerce Plaza, 99 Washington Avenue, P.O. Box 22001, Albany, NY 12201-2001
• Customer Service: (518) 474-4429 • Website: https://dos.ny.gov • E-Mail: [email protected]
REGIONAL OFFICES:
• BINGHAMTON • BUFFALO • HAUPPAUGE • NEW YORK CITY • UTICA
