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RESOURCES & LINKS
Government Agencies Responsible for Enforcing Fair Housing Laws Legal Resources - Local Miscellaneous Links and Resources
Government Agencies Responsible for Enforcing Fair Housing Laws
United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity 26 Federal Plaza, Room 3532 New York, NY 10278-0068 212-264-1290 or 1-800-496-4294 TTY: 212-264-0927 or 1-800-927-9275 http://www.hud.gov/
United States Department of Justice Housing & Civil Enforcement Section U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. - HCE/ NWB Washington, D.C. 20530(202) 514-4713 http://www.justice.gov/crt/about/hce/
New York State Division of Human Rights One Fordham Plaza, 4th Floor Bronx, NY 10458 718-741-8400 (TDD: 718-741-8304) http://www.dhr.state.ny.us/
New York State Attorney General’s Office New York City Regional Office Civil Rights Bureau 120 Broadway New York City, NY 10271 (212) 416-8250 http://www.ag.ny.gov/
New York City Commission on Human Rights Law Enforcement Bureau 40 Rector Street, 9th Floor New York, NY 10006 212-306-7450 TDD: 212-306-7686 or 212-306-7589 http://www.nyc.gov/html/cchr/home.html The New York City Commission has Community Service Centers located throughout the city.
Nassau County Commission on Human Rights 240 Old Country Road, Suite 606, Mineola, New York 11501 (516) 571-3662 http://www.nassaucountyny.gov/agencies/HRC/index.html
Orange County Human Rights Commission 18 Seward Avenue Middletown, NY 10940 845-615-3680 http://www.co.orange.ny.us/content/124/1340/default.aspx
Rockland County Commission on Human Rights Bank of New York Building 2 New Hempstead Road - Second Floor - Suite 208 New City, New York 10956 Main Number (845) 708-7200 http://www.co.rockland.ny.us/human/humdefault.htm
Suffolk County Commission on Human Rights H. Lee Dennison Bldg., 1st Floor 100 Veterans Memorial Highway P.O. Box 6100 Hauppauge, New York 11788 631-853-5480 http://www.co.suffolk.ny.us/departments/humanrights.aspx
Westchester County Human Rights Commission 112 East Post Road, 3rd Floor White Plains, NY 10601 914-995-7710 http://www.westchestergov.com/humanrightscommission/
Legal Resources - Local
LawHelp.org - Website to help low-income New Yorkers solve legal problems www.lawhelp.org/ny
The Association of the Bar of the City of New York Legal Referral Service Hotline (212) 626-7373 http://www.abcny.org/
Citywide Taskforce on Housing Court Landlord/Tenant Hotline 212-962-4795 http://www.cwtfhc.org/
South Brooklyn Legal Services Foreclosure Prevention Project 718-246-3279 http://www.sbls.org/index.php?id=11
Miscellaneous Links and Resources
Accessibility First - An initiative designed to promote compliance with the Fair Housing Act design and construction requirements. http://www.fairhousingfirst.org/
Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law - Fact sheets and legal updates on disability rights issues. http://www.bazelon.org/issues/housing/index.htm
Center for Responsible Lending - A national resource on predatory lending practices. http://www.responsiblelending.org/
Corporation for Supportive Housing - A guidebook on fair housing issues for supportive housing providers, entitled, “Between the Lines: A Question and Answer Guide on Legal Issues in Supportive Housing." http://www.csh.org/
National Fair Housing Advocate http://www.fairhousing.com/
Poverty and Race Research Action Council http://www.prrac.org/
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