Update: Thank you Governor Cuomo, Attorney General James, Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie for fully funding the Homeowner Protection Program (HOPP) in the proposed New York State budget.. New York homeowners will particularly need the assistance of experienced Housing Counselors and Attorneys in dealing with the aftermath of COVID-19 on their ability to pay their mortgages. (more…)
LIHS Office closed to visitors plus Housing Updates
United Way LI $11,000 Grant
Long Island Housing Services Receives $11,000 Grant Award from United Way of Long Island to Support Fair Housing. (more…)
Fair Housing Test Coordinator opening
The Fair Housing Test Coordinator will be responsible for assisting in developing and implementing Long Island Housing Services’ fair housing enforcement activities in conjunction with other Fair Housing Program staff. The Coordinator will report directly to and be supervised by the Deputy Director or designated staff. Experience in analysis, research, investigation, public presentations, banking/lending and conducting training. Bilingual Spanish-English skills are required. Salary $42,250 and generous benefits. (more…)
Lending Discrimination under the Fair Housing Act
This is the sixth, and final, video in a series about Fair Housing Rights. This video includes information about U.S. government, New York State, Suffolk County and Suffolk County Fair Housing rights in Lending. (more…)
Advertising Discrimination under the Fair Housing Act video
Fair Housing Prohibited Practices Overview
How we fought housing discrimination last year 💥
Nassau County Housing Survey
The Nassau County Office of Community Development is in the process of preparing the Nassau County Five-Year Consolidated Plan for the period 2020-2024 and the 2020 Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice. (more…)
A week of fighting housing discrimination!
Our job is to fight housing discrimination every day, but last week was so full of public events fighting segregation that we had to share it with you. We are going the share the week flashback style by starting with this past Friday and then running through the the rest of week starting with last Monday. (more…)
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