Enforcement Wins

  • Huntington Real Estate Agency Settles Source of Income Discrimination Complaint, Media: Long Island real estate agent, landlord settle Section 8 discrimination claims, Newsday, April 24, 2025
    • LIHS v. Keith Goehring; Wendy Levine
      Complaint filed with NYSDHR in 2021. Case settled for $7,500 and equitable relief in 2025. Zip code: 11741.
    • Nadine Walker v. Keith Goehring; Wendy Levine
      Complaint filed with NYSDHR in 2021. Case settled for $2,500 in 2025. Zip code: 11741.
    • Long Island Housing Services, Inc. v. Compass Greater NY, LLC; Karen Elefante
      Complaint filed on the basis of familial status and source of income discrimination in 2022. Case settled for $27,500 in 2024 and equitable relief. Zip code: 11570.
    • Long Island Housing Services, Inc. v. Glen Arms
      Complaint filed with NYSDHR on the basis of disability and source of income discrimination in 2020. Case settled for $7,500 in 2022. Zip code: 11542.
    • LIHS v. Mike Ovadia; Uzi Ovadia
      Complaint filed with NYSDHR on the basis of source of income discrimination in 2021. Case settled for $4,000 in 2023 and equitable relief. Zip code: 11783.
    • Long Island Housing Services, Inc. v. Shawn McLaughlin
      Complaint filed with HUD on the basis of familial status advertising discrimination. Case settled for $5,000 in 2023. Zip code: 11797.
    • Maritza Arriola Avila v. Susan Dedes; Kerri Mulry
      Complaint filed with HUD on the basis of familial status discrimination. Case settled for $3,500 in 2021. Zip code: 11706.
    • Long Island Housing Services, Inc. v. New Highway Apartments; Dieter Kopf; Heinz Kopf
      Complaint filed with NYSDHR based on source of income and disability discrimination. Case settled for $10,000 in 2020. Zip code: 11726.
    • Long Island Housing Services, Inc. v. Farmingdale Villas, Farmingdale Villas LLC
      Complaint based on race filed with HUD. Case settled for $25,000 in 2020. Zip code: 11735.
    • Castro v. Cow Bay Housing
      Complaint filed with HUD on the basis of disability discrimination in 2020. Case settled when RA request was granted in 2020. Zip code: 11050.
    • John Salvi and Ann Salvi v. Heatherwood House at Oakdale LLC, et al.
      Complaint filed with HUD and subsequently transferred to NYSDHR. Case settled for $17,500 in 2020. Zip code: 11716.
    • Long Island Housing Services, Inc. v. Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC, et al.
      Complaint filed with NYSDHR based on source of income and disability discrimination. Case settled for $4,000 in 2021. Zip code: 11703 and 11726.
    • LIHS v. Campbird Management Co., LLC; Brookwood at Ridge; Abbey “Doe”
      Complaint filed with NYSDHR on the basis of source of income discrimination. Case settled for $16,000 in 2022. Zip code: 11961.
    • Giacomo Farneti v. Campbird Management Co., LLC; Brookwood at Ridge; Abbey “Doe”
      Complaint filed with NYSDHR on the basis of source of income discrimination. Case settled for $12,000 in 2022. Zip code: 11961.
    • Ladonia Copelin v. Campbird Management Co., LLC; Brookwood at Ridge; Abbey “Doe”
      Complaint filed with NYSDHR on the basis of source of income discrimination. Case settled for $12,000 in 2022. Zip code: 11961.
    • Tanya Hogan v. Cross County Realty
      Complaint filed on the basis of source of income discrimination with NYSDHR in 2021. Case settled in 2022 for $1,000. Zip code: 11580.
    • Long Island Housing Services, Inc. v. Brook Garden Apartments, et al.
      Complaint filed with NYSDHR on the basis of disability and source of income discrimination. Case settled for $7,500 in 2021. Zip code: 11706.
    • Long Island Housing Services Inc. v. H & G Realty-New York Inc., et al.
      Complaint filed with NYSDHR based on disability and source of income discrimination. Case settled for $10,000 in 2021. Zip code: 11726.
    • Long Island Housing Services, Inc. v. Baldwin Gardens Apartments, et al.
      Complaint filed with NYSDHR on the basis of source of income discrimination in 2022. Case settled for $15,000. Zip code: 11510.
    • Long Island Housing Services, Inc. vs. Renaissance Hills, Renaissance Bay et al.
      Complaint filed with NYSDHR based on source of income discrimination. Case settled in 2022 for $15,000. Zip code: 11788.
    • Stephen Price v. Winchester
      Complaint filed with NYSDHR based on age discrimination. Settled for $3,500 in 2022. Zip code: 11733.
    • Michelle Souter v. Glen Arms
      Complaint filed with NYSDHR on the basis of source of income discrimination in 2021. Case settled for $11,000 in 2022. Zip code: 11542.
    • Long Island Housing Services, Inc. v. Kennedy Realty, Inc., et al.
      Complaint filed with NYSDHR on the basis of source of income, familial status, and age discrimination. Case settled in 2023 for $2,500. Zip code: 11751.
    • LIHS v. Oakview Apartments
      Complaint filed with NYSDHR based on source of income discrimination. Case settled for $18,000 in 2023. Zip code: 11727.
    • LaToya Brown v. Oakview Apartments
      Complaint filed with NYSDHR based on source of income discrimination. Case settled for $10,000 in 2023. Zip code: 11727.
    • LIHS v. Greenbriar Luxury Apartments
      Complaint filed with Suffolk County Commission of Human Rights based on source of income discrimination. Case settled for $10,000 in 2022. Zip code: 11772.
    • LIHS v. The Cassata Organization, et al.
      Complaint filed with NYSDHR based on source of income discrimination. Case settled in 2023 for $20,000. Zip code: 11706.
    • SILO v. The Cassata Organization, et al.
      Complaint filed with NYSDHR based on source of income discrimination. Case settled in 2023 for $7,500. Zip code: 11706.
    • Gary Sandefur v. The Cassata Organization, et al.
      Complaint filed with NYSDHR based on source of income discrimination. Case settled in 2023 for $8,000. Zip code: 11706.
    • Darlene Vitarelli; Richard Vitarelle SR. v. The Cassata Organization, et al.
      Complaint filed with NYSDHR based on source of income discrimination. Case settled in 2023 for $22,500. Zip code: 11706.
    • Willie Springfield v. The Cassata Organization, et al.
      Complaint filed with NYSDHR based on source of income discrimination. Case settled in 2023 for $2,500. Zip code: 11706.
    • LIHS v. Saddle Rock Apts. et al.
      Complaint filed with NYSDHR based on source of income discrimination. Case settled in 2023 for $30,000. Zip code: 11741.
    • Oscar Icochea Calezani v. Mid Island Apartments, et al.
      Complaint filed with NYSDHR on the basis of national origin discrimination. Case settled for $1,250 in 2023. Zip code: 11706.
    • Marissa Espinoza v. Mid Island Apartments, et al.
      Complaint filed with NYSDHR on the basis of national origin discrimination. Case settled for $1,250 in 2023. Zip code: 11706.
    • Long Island Housing Services, Inc. et al. v. NPS Holiday Square et al.
      Complaint filed with Federal Court; case settled for $105,000 in 2023. Zip code: 11706.
    • Long Island Housing Services, Inc. v. Heatherwood Communities LLC, et al.
      Complaint filed in Federal Court on the basis of disability discrimination. Case settled for $86,500. Zip code: 11701.
    • Malcolm Evans & Emily Innvar v. Zara Realty Holding Corp., et al.
      Complaints filed with HUD and transferred to NYSDHR on the basis of disability discrimination. Case settled for $5,875 each. Zip code: 11550.