Long Island Housing Services (LIHS) settled a housing advertising discrimination complaint against Shawn A. McLaughlin based on allegations of Familial Status and Marital Discrimination. McLaughlin is a licensed associate broker with an office in Woodbury, New York. (more…)
Smithtown Apartment Complex Settles Familial Status and Source of Income Discrimination Complaints
Long Island Housing Services (LIHS) settled a Familial Status and Source of Income complaint against Harbour Club LLC d/b/a Willow Lake Apartments. In 2021, as part of the systemic investigation for potential source of income discrimination, LIHS’ testers posed as ordinary home seekers to document the treatment they experienced for LIHS to determine compliance with fair housing laws.
You have the power to speak out for victims of segregation and those suffering from the dearth of affordable housing. We still cannot get our elected officials to face up to the mistakes of the past to build a better future. You can change all of that!
Your advocacy can replace the antiquated system of laws that keep segregation in place and strangle our ability to build the housing we desperately need. Our goal is to raise $5,000 by the end of 2023.
You can make a gift of $23 in 2023. You can amplify the voices of those demanding to be able to live free of segregation and find affordable housing in all of our communities. Can they count on you today?
Want to hear more?
Marian D. Reid, Long Island Housing Services’ Deputy Director and Fair Housing Program Manager, discusses her introduction to the agency. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ecSKBBOTE8
Also, Long Island Housing Services Executive Director Ian Wilder gave a presentation on “20 Ways to Fight Housing Discrimination” at the Long Island Coalition for the Homeless Conference.
The first way to fight Housing Discrimination to make sure that enforcement is well-funded. 🙂 You can raise $5,000 by year-end.
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