Fair Housing
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:
APermissible property management decisions
BRacial discrimination in the provision of services and facilities—a violation of fair housing law✓ Correct
COnly a civil code violation
DA violation only if the tenant can prove intent
Explanation
Providing inferior maintenance or services to tenants of one race compared to another constitutes racial discrimination in the terms and conditions of housing under the Fair Housing Act and NYSHRL. Both disparate treatment and disparate impact theories apply.
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