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Bill would give rent-stabilized tenants access to amenities

Council member Mark Levine seeks to amend human rights code

Mark Levine and <a class="lavamap_link" style="text-decoration: none !important; color: inherit; box-shadow:none !important; pointer-events: none; cursor: default;" href="https://lavamap.com/property/160-West-97-Street-New-York-NY-10025/1018510008-0" target="_blank" data-address="160%20West%2097%20Street%2C%20New%20York" data-label="160%20West%2097th%20Street" data-url="https%3A%2F%2Flavamap.com%2Fproperty%2F160-West-97-Street-New-York-NY-10025%2F1018510008-0" data-bbl="1018510008" data-blockValue="01851" data-lotValue="0008" data-zipcode="10025" data-bldgArea="503%2C511" data-bldgDepth="189" data-bldgFront="439" data-landUse="Mixed%20resi%20%26%20comm%20buildings" data-lotArea="69%2C605" data-lotFront="600" data-lotDepth="190" data-retailArea="7%2C023" data-resArea="422%2C731" data-officeArea="19%2C757" data-garageArea="54%2C000" data-strgeArea="0" data-factryArea="0" data-otherArea="0" data-bldgClass="D6" data-primaryZoning="R9" data-commercialOverlay="" data-far="7.52" data-buildable="523%2C429" data-airRights="20%2C185" data-propertyNeighborhood="Upper%20West%20Side" data-latitude="40.7940494008487" data-longitude="-73.96896047292" data-moreList="%5B%7B%22icon%22%3A%22https%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fcdn.lavamap.com%5C%2Fwp-lavamap-link%5C%2Fpublic%5C%2Fimg%5C%2FviewOnMap.svg%22%2C%22url%22%3A%22https%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Flavamap.com%5C%2Fproperty%5C%2F160-West-97-Street-New-York-NY-10025%5C%2F1018510008-0%22%2C%22urlLabel%22%3A%22View%20on%20LavaMap%22%7D%2C%7B%22icon%22%3A%22https%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fcdn.lavamap.com%5C%2Fwp-lavamap-link%5C%2Fpublic%5C%2Fimg%5C%2Fownership.svg%22%2C%22url%22%3A%22https%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Flavamap.com%5C%2Fproperty%5C%2F160-West-97-Street-New-York-NY-10025%5C%2F1018510008-1%22%2C%22urlLabel%22%3A%22View%20Ownership%20on%20LavaMap%22%7D%2C%7B%22icon%22%3A%22https%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fcdn.lavamap.com%5C%2Fwp-lavamap-link%5C%2Fpublic%5C%2Fimg%5C%2FleaseComps.svg%22%2C%22url%22%3A%22https%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Ftherealdeal.com%5C%2Fnew-research%22%2C%22urlLabel%22%3A%22TRData%22%7D%5D" data-articleList="%5B%5D" rel="noopener">160 West 97th Street</a>

Mark Levine and 160 West 97th Street

City Council member Mark Levine of West Harlem is expected to soon present a new bill that would prevent landlords from discriminating against rent-stabilized tenants over access to high-end amenities in a building.

The bill, which is being drafted, seeks to ensure that rent-stabilized tenants have equal access to rooftop terraces, children’s playrooms, gyms and other special features in a building. If signed into law, the proposal would amend the human rights code, thus increasing anti-discrimination protections for those tenants.

“We looked at the human rights code and it appears this is not a protected class, currently,” Levine told the New York Daily News. “Obviously, race and gender and sexual orientation, religion are all protected classes, but renter status is not — and until we change that, we’re not going to have a legal recourse to combat this.”

New York State Assembly member Linda Rosenthal recently unveiled a similar bill, in which landlords who deny renters access to amenities would be fined as much as $25,000.

In February, Public Advocate Letitia James announced plans to file a complaint with the New York State Human Rights Divison against Stonehenge Village’s management company, which permits only its market-rate tenants to use the building’s gym, as previously reported. [NYDN]Mark Maurer

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Bill would give rent-stabilized tenants access to amenities

Council member Mark Levine seeks to amend human rights code

Mark Levine and <a class="lavamap_link" style="text-decoration: none !important; color: inherit; box-shadow:none !important; pointer-events: none; cursor: default;" href="https://lavamap.com/property/160-West-97-Street-New-York-NY-10025/1018510008-0" target="_blank" data-address="160%20West%2097%20Street%2C%20New%20York" data-label="160%20West%2097th%20Street" data-url="https%3A%2F%2Flavamap.com%2Fproperty%2F160-West-97-Street-New-York-NY-10025%2F1018510008-0" data-bbl="1018510008" data-blockValue="01851" data-lotValue="0008" data-zipcode="10025" data-bldgArea="503%2C511" data-bldgDepth="189" data-bldgFront="439" data-landUse="Mixed%20resi%20%26%20comm%20buildings" data-lotArea="69%2C605" data-lotFront="600" data-lotDepth="190" data-retailArea="7%2C023" data-resArea="422%2C731" data-officeArea="19%2C757" data-garageArea="54%2C000" data-strgeArea="0" data-factryArea="0" data-otherArea="0" data-bldgClass="D6" data-primaryZoning="R9" data-commercialOverlay="" data-far="7.52" data-buildable="523%2C429" data-airRights="20%2C185" data-propertyNeighborhood="Upper%20West%20Side" data-latitude="40.7940494008487" data-longitude="-73.96896047292" data-moreList="%5B%7B%22icon%22%3A%22https%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fcdn.lavamap.com%5C%2Fwp-lavamap-link%5C%2Fpublic%5C%2Fimg%5C%2FviewOnMap.svg%22%2C%22url%22%3A%22https%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Flavamap.com%5C%2Fproperty%5C%2F160-West-97-Street-New-York-NY-10025%5C%2F1018510008-0%22%2C%22urlLabel%22%3A%22View%20on%20LavaMap%22%7D%2C%7B%22icon%22%3A%22https%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fcdn.lavamap.com%5C%2Fwp-lavamap-link%5C%2Fpublic%5C%2Fimg%5C%2Fownership.svg%22%2C%22url%22%3A%22https%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Flavamap.com%5C%2Fproperty%5C%2F160-West-97-Street-New-York-NY-10025%5C%2F1018510008-1%22%2C%22urlLabel%22%3A%22View%20Ownership%20on%20LavaMap%22%7D%2C%7B%22icon%22%3A%22https%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fcdn.lavamap.com%5C%2Fwp-lavamap-link%5C%2Fpublic%5C%2Fimg%5C%2FleaseComps.svg%22%2C%22url%22%3A%22https%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Ftherealdeal.com%5C%2Fnew-research%22%2C%22urlLabel%22%3A%22TRData%22%7D%5D" data-articleList="%5B%5D" rel="noopener">160 West 97th Street</a>

Mark Levine and 160 West 97th Street

City Council member Mark Levine of West Harlem is expected to soon present a new bill that would prevent landlords from discriminating against rent-stabilized tenants over access to high-end amenities in a building.

The bill, which is being drafted, seeks to ensure that rent-stabilized tenants have equal access to rooftop terraces, children’s playrooms, gyms and other special features in a building. If signed into law, the proposal would amend the human rights code, thus increasing anti-discrimination protections for those tenants.

“We looked at the human rights code and it appears this is not a protected class, currently,” Levine told the New York Daily News. “Obviously, race and gender and sexual orientation, religion are all protected classes, but renter status is not — and until we change that, we’re not going to have a legal recourse to combat this.”

New York State Assembly member Linda Rosenthal recently unveiled a similar bill, in which landlords who deny renters access to amenities would be fined as much as $25,000.

In February, Public Advocate Letitia James announced plans to file a complaint with the New York State Human Rights Divison against Stonehenge Village’s management company, which permits only its market-rate tenants to use the building’s gym, as previously reported. [NYDN]Mark Maurer

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