Fair Housing
In New York, the agency that enforces the New York State Human Rights Law in housing discrimination cases is the:
ANew York State Division of Human Rights (DHR)✓ Correct
BNew York State DOS Division of Licensing Services
CNew York State Attorney General's Civil Rights Bureau
DU.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Explanation
The New York State Division of Human Rights (DHR) is the agency responsible for investigating and enforcing the New York State Human Rights Law, including complaints of housing discrimination. Complainants may also file with HUD (for federal Fair Housing Act violations) or file directly in court.
Related New York Fair Housing Questions
- The federal Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination based on all of the following EXCEPT:
- Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and New York law, commercial buildings are required to provide:
- The New York State Human Rights Law (NYSHRL) is MORE protective than the federal Fair Housing Act in that it prohibits discrimination based on additional protected classes, including:
- Under the Fair Housing Act, 'source of income' as a protected class means:
- Under New York's Human Rights Law, a landlord who maintains rental units in better condition for white tenants than for minority tenants is committing:
- In New York, an 'audit' or 'paired test' showing a real estate agent showed fewer properties to a Black buyer than to an identically qualified white buyer would provide evidence of:
- A real estate broker in New York who accepts a listing from a seller who instructs the broker not to show the property to persons of a particular national origin should:
- Advertising with words like 'exclusive,' 'restricted,' or using symbols that suggest preference for or exclusion of protected classes is:
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