Family Status and Source of Income Discrimination Complaints Settled with Rockville Centre Real Estate Agency

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Continuing Market Failure means Government Must Encourage and Build Affordable Housing for our Children’s Future

Long Island Housing Services (LIHS) settled a housing discrimination complaint against Compass Greater NY LLC and Karen Elefante based on allegations of Familial Status and Source of Income Discrimination. Compass Great NY LLC is a licensed real estate company with an office in Rockville Centre, New York. Elefante is a licensed real estate agent with Compass Greater NY LLC. (more…)

Court Halts HUD’s and DOGE’s Termination of Grants to Fight Housing Discrimination

National Fair Housing Alliance and Long Island Housing Services Applaud Court Decision Halting HUD’s and DOGE’s Termination of Grants to Fight Housing Discrimination

Urgent: Additional Action Still Needed to Stop Loss of Long Island Fair Housing Funding!

Today, following a hearing, Judge Richard G. Stearns of the U.S. District Court in the District of Massachusetts granted a temporary injunction stopping the termination of 78 Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP) grants to fight housing discrimination, which includes a grant that Long Island Housing Services (LIHS)  had received and was doing work under. These grants were abruptly terminated by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) at the behest of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

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4/30/2025 Zoom Fair Housing/Justicia en la vivienda training/webinario

American Sign LanguageThis FREE/GRATUITA April 30, 2025/30 de abril de 2025 (10– 11:30am) Fair Housing/Justicia en la vivienda training/webinario on Zoom.  Register in advance/Regístrese con anticipación:  https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-rz-A4fMSCyM8qeKy_ocBw This training will provide ASL interpretation services upon request by April 15, 2025 as a reasonable accommodation.  🗣️ Este webinario/entrenamiento de capacitacion acerca de justicia en la vivenda tendra interpretes en Español

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11/13/24 Free/GRATUITA Fair Housing training on 13 de noviembre de 2024 on Zoom.

🏘️⚖️🖥️ Free/GRATUITA Fair Housing training on November 13, 2024/13 de noviembre de 2024 on Zoom. Register in advance/Regístrese con anticipación: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Tk2-PN88QwewKZdThBMZUg#/registration ASL interpretation. 🗣️Este webinario/entrenamiento de capacitacion acerca de justicia en la vivenda tendra interpretes en Español
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10/9/2024 Gala Save the Date

On October 9, 2024 at 6pm, Long Island Housing Services, Inc. will hold its 55th Anniversary Gala at Long Island Hilton’s Savoy Ballroom, 598 Broadhollow Rd, Melville, NY 11747. More information, including sponsorships and early bird tickets, to follow.

Please come party with us to celebrate bending the arc of history toward justice for the last 55 years. DJ Steezo is back from when he helped us dance the night away two years ago. The Savoy Ballroom was built for clubbing. And, of course, Ian insisted we end the night with another ice cream bar.

Limited Sponsorships available now: https://lifairhousing.networkforgood.com/events/72665-long-island-housing-services-55th-anniversary-party 
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Fair Housing Tester Training

Provisional Employment: Fair Housing Testers

CALL: 631-567-5111, ext. 375 TODAY!!
Email: info@LIFairHousing.org
Email Your Resume today

Long Island Housing Services, the not-for-profit, Civil Rights, Fair Housing agency serving Nassau and Suffolk is currently seeking conscientious people.

Testers are considered part-time, provisional employees.

Long Island Housing Services’ testers pose as ordinary persons seeking housing to observe the business practices of a housing provider in order to determine compliance with fair housing laws.

If hired for provisional employment, LIHS will pay Testers $24.00 hourly salary plus some mileage expenses.

Qualifications:
• Must attend a Fair Housing Tester training session
• Must be reliable
• Must have reliable transportation
• Willing to work in Nassau & Suffolk
• Ability to write a report and properly follow instructions
• Honesty and objectivity

Long Island Housing Services needs conscientious people for ongoing projects. Participate in something worthwhile; support Fair Housing.

Long Island Housing Service, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer/

Housing Rights for People with Criminal Legal Histories video

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