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  Fair housing
  
  Accessible housing for everyone
  
  Whether you reside in a city, suburb, or rural neighborhood, discovering safe, budget-friendly housing can be an obstacle.
  
  Fortunately, our laws safeguard your right to choose where to live without discrimination based upon race, faith, sex, or a number of other characteristics.
  
  Federal and our state laws in New york city exist to guarantee that equivalent housing chances are readily available to all. Some regional governments use a lot more protections. This assistance describes a few of those laws and consists of details about what to do if you think a landlord, seller, or lender has discriminated versus you.
  
  Housing is one of life's basics; it is essential that everybody has access to it, devoid of discrimination. If you have any concerns or issues, please call my workplace.
  
  Fair housing laws: how we are secured
  
  The federal Fair Housing Act, the New York State Human Rights Law, and various regional laws restrict discrimination by housing companies (including owners, property representatives, managing agents, building superintendents, and cooperative and condo boards), and loan providers (banks and mortgage business).
  
  - The Federal Fair Housing Act makes it illegal to discriminate on the basis of an individual's race, familial status (presence of children under age 18), color, nationwide origin, faith, special needs (physical or psychological), or sex.
• The New York City State Human Rights Law covers all the exact same attributes, and likewise safeguards against discrimination based upon creed, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, military status, or lawful income source (public or housing support, Social Security, additional security income, pension, kid assistance, alimony, foster care aids, annuities, or joblessness benefits). Many city governments have additional defenses. The New York City Human Rights Law also covers: gender, citizenship status, collaboration status, and lawful occupation.
  
  Most housing is consisted of
  
  In the state of New York, anti-discrimination laws cover most kinds of housing, with 4 main exceptions:
  
  - one- or two-family owner-occupied structures
• room rentals in housing for individuals of the exact same sex, such as college dorms or boarding houses where all citizens are of the same sex
• housing meant for people over the age of 55, or over the age of 62
• room leasings in owner-occupied housing
  
  Prohibited actions
  
  These laws apply to the sale or leasing of housing and likewise to mortgage loaning and offer defenses against different kinds of housing discrimination consisting of the following:
  
  - refusal to make reasonable adjustments to a home or common use area to accommodate an individual's disability
• rejection to make sensible accommodations in policies or services if required for disabled individuals to utilize the housing
  
  In addition, any multifamily housing developed after 1991 must comply with accessibility requirements.
  
  Repairing the damage
  
  If it is discovered that discrimination has actually occurred, steps might be taken to remedy the scenario. These can consist of:
  
  - needing modifications in policies and practices
• making the housing or loan offered
• evaluating cash damages or attorney costs or Imposing civil fines and charges
  
  If you have concerns or believe you have been a victim of housing discrimination, the following firms may have the ability to help. You can find contact information for each at the bottom of this web page.
  
  - The Civil Liberty Bureau of the Office of the New York State Attorney General examines and prosecutes inequitable policies and patterns or practices of discrimination. The bureau is dedicated to combating housing discrimination throughout the state.
• The New York State Division of Human Rights deals with private complaints of discrimination. You have one year after a supposed violation to submit a complaint.
• The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) handles private problems of discrimination based on the federal Fair Housing Act. You have one year after an alleged infraction to file a complaint.
• The New York City Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) manages individual grievances of discrimination based on the New York City Human Rights Law.
  
  You have one year after a supposed violation to submit a problem. You are precluded from suing with CCHR if you have actually already filed the very same claim based upon the same truths with another firm or in court.
  
  Office of the New York City State Attorney General Civil Rights Bureau 28 Liberty Street New York City NY 10005 212-416-8250 1-800-788-9898 (TDD). Civil Rights Bureau
  
  New York City State Division of Human Rights. One Fordham Plaza, fourth Floor. Bronx NY 10458. 1-888-392-3644. 718-741-8300 (TDD/TTY). dhr.ny.gov
  
  U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Housing Enforcement Center. 26 Federal Plaza, Room 3541. New York City NY 10278-0068. 212-264-8000. 212-264-0927 (TTY). Hud.gov
  
  New York City Human Rights Commission. 22 Reade Street, First Floor. New York NY 10007. 212-306-7450. nyc.gov/ humanrights
  
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