The Settlement Ends The Lawsuit Against Major Long Island Housing Providers Which Alleged Race, Disability and Source of Income Discrimination Against Prospective Tenants
Settlement reached in Long Island housing discrimination lawsuit
Settlement reached in Long Island housing discrimination lawsuit
Long Island Housing Services, the not-for-profit, Civil Rights, Fair Housing agency serving Nassau and Suffolk is currently seeking conscientious people.
Testers are considered part-time, provisional employees.
Long Island Housing Services’ testers pose as ordinary persons seeking housing to observe the business practices of a housing provider in order to determine compliance with fair housing laws.
If hired for provisional employment, LIHS will pay Testers $24.00 hourly salary plus some mileage expenses.
Qualifications:
• Must attend a Fair Housing Tester training session
• Must be reliable
• Must have reliable transportation
• Willing to work in Nassau & Suffolk
• Ability to write a report and properly follow instructions
• Honesty and objectivity
Long Island Housing Services needs conscientious people for ongoing projects. Participate in something worthwhile; support Fair Housing.
Long Island Housing Service, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer/
Long Island Housing Services, Inc. (LIHS) initiated a systemic fair housing investigation in 2016 for possible disability discrimination. LIHS’ analysis of its testing and investigation presented sufficient evidence to file a complaint that alleged that Southwood Luxury Apartments and the owner, Southwood Company LLC appeared to be discriminating against individuals with disabilities. Southwood Luxury Apartment is located in North Amityville, New York. Southwood Company LLC is owned by Heatherwood Communities LLC. (more…)
https://www.lifairhousing.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/LIHS-Annual-Report-2021.pdf
On May 6, 2021, the Suffolk County Human Rights Commission (SCHRC) found that Greenbriar Luxury Apartments and Marbil Investors, LLC, discriminated against individuals with housing vouchers in violation of the Source of Income provision of the Suffolk County Human Rights Law based on a complaint brought by Long Island Housing Services, Inc. (LIHS). This is the first decision of the SCHR Commission based on the Suffolk law. (more…)
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