AG slaps Compass on wrist for voucher discrimination
By Suzannah Cavanaugh | Research By Jay Young | November 01, 2022 06:45PM
Compass, deep in an existential crisis, got a visit Tuesday from the ghost of blunders past. The brokerage reached...
AG slaps Compass on wrist for voucher discrimination
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SafeRent accused of unfairly labeling Black, Hispanic applicants high-risk
TRD Staff | May 31, 2022 05:00PM
A tenant-screening service is being accused of violating fair housing laws by discriminating against low-income tenants of color. The...
SafeRent accused of unfairly labeling Black, Hispanic applicants high-risk
Mayor proposes restoring unstaffed voucher discrimination unit
TRD Staff | May 25, 2022 11:00AM
The New York City Human Rights Commission’s Source of Income Unit lost its last employee. Mayor Eric Adams’ executive...
Mayor proposes restoring unstaffed voucher discrimination unit
City voucher discrimination unit left unstaffed
TRD Staff | April 14, 2022 09:45AM
A shrinking city unit focused on voucher discrimination can’t do much good for would-be renters, as it has reportedly...
City voucher discrimination unit left unstaffed
Compass settles discrimination suit, bumps Section 8 commissions
By Suzannah Cavanaugh | April 07, 2022 08:30AM
A year after watchdog group Housing Rights Initiative sued Compass for discriminating against tenants using housing vouchers, the brokerage...
Compass settles discrimination suit, bumps Section 8 commissions
National Issue
Can universal housing vouchers ever come to the US?
By Kathryn Brenzel | December 13, 2021 12:00PM
When then-presidential candidate Joe Biden pitched expanding the nation’s housing voucher program to 11 million people, the proposal garnered...
Can universal housing vouchers ever come to the US?
Hochul bumps up voucher values to cheers of landlords, housing advocates
By Suzannah Cavanaugh | December 10, 2021 02:15PM
Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation that will raise the value of state rental vouchers for homeless New Yorkers, expanding...
Hochul bumps up voucher values to cheers of landlords, housing advocates
City Council bills grant young New Yorkers direct voucher access
TRD Staff | November 24, 2021 12:37PM
The City Council passed two bills that will expand young New Yorkers’ direct access to housing vouchers. The measures...
City Council bills grant young New Yorkers direct voucher access
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Housing funds imperiled in $3.5T reconciliation bill
By Kathryn Brenzel | October 07, 2021 04:30PM
The $330 billion for housing in the Build Back Better reconciliation bill, which would be an unprecedented investment, might...
Housing funds imperiled in $3.5T reconciliation bill
Voucher recipients less likely to be vulnerable to eviction, study finds
By Suzannah Cavanaugh | September 30, 2021 07:30AM
Tenant advocates and lawmakers pushed for the extension of New York’s eviction ban on the grounds that the city’s...
Voucher recipients less likely to be vulnerable to eviction, study finds