DISCRIMINATION

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...

Agent Refused to Show Apartment to Tenant with Child

February 16, 2016    

The NYC Human Rights Commission ruled that landlord violated the city Human Rights Law by refusing to rent to prospective tenants who expected a baby, and ordered landlord to pay $5,000 in compensatory damages and...

NYCHA Can't Evict Disabled Tenant Without Accommodating Her

December 21, 2015