The Settlement Ends The Lawsuit Against Major Long Island Housing Providers Which Alleged Race, Disability and Source of Income Discrimination Against Prospective Tenants
Settlement reached in Long Island housing discrimination lawsuit
Fair Housing Month April 2024 events
LIBOR and Land Trusts and Bronx, Oh My!
Long Island Housing Services’ Executive Director Ian Wilder will be taking part in 3 different trainings for Fair Housing Month: (more…)
Newsday OpEd: Re-envision schools as enrollment dips
From a Newsday Guest Essay by Ian Wilder, Long Island Housing Services’ Executive Director:
While much of the recent discussion over how to fund our schools has focused on districts where enrollment is declining, some districts are being overburdened by increased enrollment. We should be discussing how to shift resources from underburdened districts to overburdened ones, to better serve students Islandwide and reduce segregation’s continuing effect on students. I come to this topic as a nonprofit administrator with deep experience in budgeting, influenced by my work at the intersection of education and housing and by being raised by a father who was an educator.
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Woodbury Real Estate Broker Settles Familial Status and Marital Status Discrimination Complaints
Smithtown Apartment Complex Settles Familial Status and Source of Income Discrimination Complaints
As seen in Long Island Business News, Newsday, and The Real Deal:
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.
What did W.D. say about Carmen?
As I wrote previously, I often write to you about Long Island Housing Services‘ civil rights work fighting housing discrimination, as chronicled in the media stories.
Our work also includes overcoming housing insecurity on other fronts. I wanted to tell you what a client who preferred to be called W.D. had to say about LIHS Housing Counselor Carmen Land-Wilson who helped secure a $95,000 grant from the now-closed Homeowner Assistance Fund (HAF): (more…)
When I was at my “rock bottom” . . .
As I wrote yesterday, I often write to you about Long Island Housing Services‘ civil rights work fighting housing discrimination, as chronicled in the media stories.
Our work also includes overcoming housing insecurity on other fronts. Today, I wanted to tell you what William S. said about our foreclosure prevention team: (more…)
What did Rochelle say about Alisa?
I often write to you about Long Island Housing Services‘ civil rights work fighting housing discrimination, as chronicled in the media stories.
Our work also includes overcoming housing insecurity on other fronts. I wanted to tell you what Rochelle S. had to say about the help her 83yo mother received from LIHS Housing Counselor Alisa Drinkwater: (more…)
Reflections I shared at the Bay Shore Unitarian on Fighting Housing Discrimination
Copiague and Bay Shore Apartment Complexes Settle Source of Income and Disability Discrimination Complaints
As seen in Newsday and The Real Deal:
Long Island Housing Services (LIHS), Suffolk Independent Living Organization (SILO) and four individual Complainants settled complaints of housing discrimination on the basis of Disability and/or Source of Income against The Cassata Organization Family Limited Partnership, Cassata Holding Company LLC, Oakwood Manor LLC, Nu Horizons LLC, and Michele Cassata (Respondents). (more…)
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