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The Housing Project
analyzes the practices and policies of both public and private institutions
whose work
affects
fair
housing and it advocates for changes that promote racial equity.
NEW FAIR HOUSING LAWS IN NASSAU
AND SUFFOLK COUNTIES AS OF JANUARY 2007
ERASE Racism celebrates! After over a year of negotiating and redrafting, the new fair housing laws took effect in Nassau and Suffolk counties as of January 2007. Nassau County started the year by introducing the new law to the public with a housing discrimination seminar at the Nassau Bar Association. Panelist included: County Executive Tom Suozzi; William Cunningham, III, Counsel to the Nassau County Executive; Mules Kuwahara, Deputy County Attorney; Martha Krisel, Chief Deputy County Attorney for Special Projects, Renaire Frierson, Esq, Executive Director, Nassau County Commission on Human Rights; and Cathryn Harris, Esq., project manager at ERASE Racism. Over 250 lawyers, advocates, real estate professionals and community members attended the event. Nassau County’s new fair housing administrative law judge, Dale A. Black-Pennington, was in the audience and introduced by Martha Krisel, Nassau County attorney who is in charge of overseeing the implementation of the new fair housing law and the functioning of the enforcement system. Suffolk County has hired a new attorney, Will Ford, to help with the new fair housing law. Both counties have applied for substantial equivalence with the Department of Housing and Urban Development, which if approved, will provide the counties with funding for most of the fair housing cases they handle. ERASE Racism will keep you posted on all new developments!
ERASE Racism celebrates! After over a year of negotiating and redrafting, the new fair housing laws took effect in Nassau and Suffolk counties as of January 2007. Nassau County started the year by introducing the new law to the public with a housing discrimination seminar at the Nassau Bar Association. Panelist included: County Executive Tom Suozzi; William Cunningham, III, Counsel to the Nassau County Executive; Mules Kuwahara, Deputy County Attorney; Martha Krisel, Chief Deputy County Attorney for Special Projects, Renaire Frierson, Esq, Executive Director, Nassau County Commission on Human Rights; and Cathryn Harris, Esq., project manager at ERASE Racism. Over 250 lawyers, advocates, real estate professionals and community members attended the event. Nassau County’s new fair housing administrative law judge, Dale A. Black-Pennington, was in the audience and introduced by Martha Krisel, Nassau County attorney who is in charge of overseeing the implementation of the new fair housing law and the functioning of the enforcement system. Suffolk County has hired a new attorney, Will Ford, to help with the new fair housing law. Both counties have applied for substantial equivalence with the Department of Housing and Urban Development, which if approved, will provide the counties with funding for most of the fair housing cases they handle. ERASE Racism will keep you posted on all new developments!
NASSAU COUNTY EXECUTIVE TOM SUOZZI SIGNS LANDMARK FAIR HOUSING BILL INTO LAW
August 24, 2006 marked an historic day for Nassau County and its residents. Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi signed a landmark fair housing bill into law on the steps of One West Street in Mineola. The new law will go into effect on January 1, 2007. The crowd present at the signing included Presiding Officer Judy Jacobs, Legislator David Mejias, Nassau County Village Mayors and political leaders, non-profits, community advocates and people from the business community. The new law greatly improves the fair housing protections for all Nassau residents who fall within any of the twelve protected classes. It also creates a local fair housing enforcement system which allows victims of housing discrimination to file complaints with the Nassau County Commission on Human Rights and have their complaint investigated and prosecuted at the local level.
SUFFOLK COUNTY EXECUTIVE STEVE LEVY SIGNS NEW FAIR HOUSING BILL INTO LAW
ERASE Racism is pleased to announce that the Suffolk County Legislature passed the new fair housing legislation September 19, 2006 by a 16-2 vote - Legislators Losquadro and Caracappa casting the only dissenting votes. The new law includes some of the key provisions ERASE Racism recommended at the first Public Hearing. The legislation as amended provides Suffolk County residents with stronger fair housing protections and access to a county enforcement system. The legislation will be signed into law by County Executive Levy on September 22, and will go into effect 90-days after the law is filed with the New York Office of the Secretary of State.
August 24, 2006 marked an historic day for Nassau County and its residents. Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi signed a landmark fair housing bill into law on the steps of One West Street in Mineola. The new law will go into effect on January 1, 2007. The crowd present at the signing included Presiding Officer Judy Jacobs, Legislator David Mejias, Nassau County Village Mayors and political leaders, non-profits, community advocates and people from the business community. The new law greatly improves the fair housing protections for all Nassau residents who fall within any of the twelve protected classes. It also creates a local fair housing enforcement system which allows victims of housing discrimination to file complaints with the Nassau County Commission on Human Rights and have their complaint investigated and prosecuted at the local level.
Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi signs fair housing bill
into law
Nassau and Suffolk Counties comprise the third most segregated region in the US when measuring Black-White
residential segregation in suburban areas of all metropolitan regions.
- US Census Data, 2000.
- US Census Data, 2000.
SUFFOLK COUNTY EXECUTIVE STEVE LEVY SIGNS NEW FAIR HOUSING BILL INTO LAW
ERASE Racism is pleased to announce that the Suffolk County Legislature passed the new fair housing legislation September 19, 2006 by a 16-2 vote - Legislators Losquadro and Caracappa casting the only dissenting votes. The new law includes some of the key provisions ERASE Racism recommended at the first Public Hearing. The legislation as amended provides Suffolk County residents with stronger fair housing protections and access to a county enforcement system. The legislation will be signed into law by County Executive Levy on September 22, and will go into effect 90-days after the law is filed with the New York Office of the Secretary of State.
Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy signs fair housing legislation
into law
Housing
Contact:
Cathryn
Phone:
(516) 921-4863 x 11
Contact:
Cathryn
Phone:
(516) 921-4863 x 11
Housing Discrimination Takes Many Forms
Some examples include:
1. Charging the person a higher security deposit and/or rent than other tenants who do not belong to that protected class.
2. Segregating apartment complexes by putting all African Americans in one building, all Latinos in another and all white tenants in a third.
3. Instituting a policy that people with disabilities can only live on the first floor.
4. Refusing to do repairs or provide services to tenants of a particular protected class, while providing those services and repairs for other tenants.
5. Offering unequal terms in mortgage rates, services or home insurance based on the applicants protected class.
6. Neighborhood hate campaigns aimed at intimidating neighbors of color to leave the community.
7. Potential neighbors intimidating real estate professionals who show homes to people of color.
Facts...
Did you know?
83% of those who experience housing discrimination do not report it because they feel nothing will be done.
-Urban Institute
83% of those who experience housing discrimination do not report it because they feel nothing will be done.
-Urban Institute