AG slaps Compass on wrist for voucher discrimination
Compass, deep in an existential crisis, got a visit Tuesday from the ghost of blunders past. The brokerage reached...
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SafeRent accused of unfairly labeling Black, Hispanic applicants high-risk
A tenant-screening service is being accused of violating fair housing laws by discriminating against low-income tenants of color. The...
Mayor proposes restoring unstaffed voucher discrimination unit
The New York City Human Rights Commission’s Source of Income Unit lost its last employee. Mayor Eric Adams’ executive...
City voucher discrimination unit left unstaffed
A shrinking city unit focused on voucher discrimination can’t do much good for would-be renters, as it has reportedly...
Compass settles discrimination suit, bumps Section 8 commissions
A year after watchdog group Housing Rights Initiative sued Compass for discriminating against tenants using housing vouchers, the brokerage...
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Can universal housing vouchers ever come to the US?
When then-presidential candidate Joe Biden pitched expanding the nation’s housing voucher program to 11 million people, the proposal garnered...
Hochul bumps up voucher values to cheers of landlords, housing advocates
Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation that will raise the value of state rental vouchers for homeless New Yorkers, expanding...
City Council bills grant young New Yorkers direct voucher access
The City Council passed two bills that will expand young New Yorkers’ direct access to housing vouchers. The measures...
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Housing funds imperiled in $3.5T reconciliation bill
The $330 billion for housing in the Build Back Better reconciliation bill, which would be an unprecedented investment, might...
Voucher recipients less likely to be vulnerable to eviction, study finds
Tenant advocates and lawmakers pushed for the extension of New York’s eviction ban on the grounds that the city’s...