Newsday Op-Ed: Fair Housing rules are needed for co-ops, too
Painful disparities in health, education, criminal justice, and housing that have come into ever-sharper focus since 2019 make it clear that we must dismantle all systems that lock racial disparities in place, especially policies that allow illegal discrimination to thrive in secrecy. Gov. Kathy Hochul emphasized the importance of fair housing in her 2023 State of the State address, remarking, “For a society to reach its full potential, equal access to housing is a must,” a point she reinforced in Wednesday’s budget address. To achieve that goal, New York needs a strong statewide co-op disclosure law that will help to eliminate the opportunity for illegal housing discrimination by co-op boards. (more…)
20 Ways to Fight Housing Discrimination
Wilder, Ian (2022) “20 Ways to Fight Housing Discrimination,” Touro Law Review: Vol. 38: No. 2, Article 7, 2022. Full article can be downloaded from https://digitalcommons.tourolaw.edu/lawreview/vol38/iss2/7/
When looking at the continuing size of the problem of discrimination it is easy to be paralyzed into inaction by the sweeping scope of the undertaking. (more…)
#FairHousingSelfie
Please post to our facebook @LIFairHousing and Twitter @LIFairHousing your selfie with one of our Fair Housing posters at the following train stations. Please make sure to tag them with our account and #fairhousingselfie (more…)
Affordable Housing double interview Part 2
Redfin Settles Lawsuit with LIHS, FHJC, & other FH Groups
Real Estate Giant to Modify Its Minimum Home Price Policy, Expanding Access to Services in Communities of Color
Today, the Long Island Housing Services, Inc. (LIHS) and Fair Housing Justice Center (FHJC) joined the National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA) and seven other fair housing organizations from throughout the country in announcing a settlement with Redfin Corporation, one of the nation’s largest real estate services companies. This settlement agreement will expand opportunities for consumers in communities of color on Long Island and across the nation. (more…)
Affordable Housing double interview Part 1
LTV Video: All-In Affordable Housing with Ian Wilder
Housing Rights for People with Criminal Legal Histories video
Greenbriar Luxury Apartments of East Patchogue discriminated based on Source of Income
On May 6, 2021, the Suffolk County Human Rights Commission (SCHRC) found that Greenbriar Luxury Apartments and Marbil Investors, LLC, discriminated against individuals with housing vouchers in violation of the Source of Income provision of the Suffolk County Human Rights Law based on a complaint brought by Long Island Housing Services, Inc. (LIHS). This is the first decision of the SCHR Commission based on the Suffolk law. (more…)
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