NYS HOUSING AND ANTI-DISCRIMINATION NOTICE

Federal, State and Local Fair Housing and Anti-discrimination Laws protect individuals
from housing discrimination. It is unlawful to discriminate based on certain protected
characteristics, which include, but are not limited to: race, creed, color, national origin,
citizenship or immigration status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression,
military status, sex, age, disability, marital status, status as a victim of domestic violence,
lawful source of income or familial status.

THE FOLLOWING ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF POTENTIAL FAIR HOUSING VIOLATIONS:

• Refusing to rent, sell or show a property based on a potential tenant or purchaser’s
  protected characteristic.
• Quoting a higher price to a purchaser or renter because of the potential purchaser or
  tenant’s protected characteristic.
• Refusing to rent to a tenant who has children or increasing a security deposit based on the
  number of children who will be living in the apartment.
• Steering prospective tenants or purchasers to certain neighborhoods based on any
  protected characteristics.
• Refusing to rent to a potential tenant because of their source of income, including but not
  limited to, Section 8 vouchers or other government subsidies.
• Refusing to waive a “no pet” policy for tenants that require a service, assistance or
  emotional support animal.
• Discriminating at the direction of a seller or landlord or because it is the preference of a
  seller or landlord.
• Refusing to rent to a renter who is a victim of domestic violence.
• YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO FILE A COMPLAINT
  New York State, Department of State: (518) 474-4429
• New York State, Division of Human Rights: (844) 862-8703