After touting $3M housing discrimination crackdown, NYC has yet to issue the funds
After pledging millions of dollars to crack down on landlords and brokers who reject apartment applicants based on how they pay the rent, the city has delayed the rollout of its enforcement plan and slashed funding for a program meant to stop housing discrimination.
Low-income renters and their advocates say “source-of-income discrimination," which has been illegal in New York since 2008, remains rampant across the five boroughs. Brooklyn resident Qunesha Byrd said she and her four children have routinely run into the problem as they search for an apartment. She said three brokers explicitly told her that the landlords don’t take “programs,” a common term for subsidies including federal Section 8 and city-backed CityFHEPS vouchers. Others said the apartments were already leased, even though they still appeared on websites and apps for rental listings.
“If you tell a potential tenant that you don't accept Section 8 vouchers or other rental assistance, guess what?”in his 2023 State of the City speech. “That tenant may be an actor hired by the city and we're going to take enforcement actions against you.”
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