Author Archive | Dathan Williams

A Matter of Place Wins Awards Kavanagh Productions and FHJC Share Honors Last year, the Fair Housing Justice Center (FHJC) and Kavanagh Productions teamed up to produce a short documentary on housing discrimination called A Matter of Place. The film connects past struggles for fair housing to contemporary incidents of housing bias based on race, […]

  Lawsuit Challenges Discriminatory Zoning in Suburban Great Neck Plaza Joint Investigation Finds Discrimination Based on Race, Age, and Disability The Fair Housing Justice Center (FHJC) and Long Island Housing Services, Inc. (LIHS) filed a lawsuit in federal district court alleging that the Village of Great Neck Plaza and the Nassau County Industrial Development Agency […]

Woodlawn Landlord Turns Away African Americans FHJC Testing Investigation Documents Discriminatory Practices On May 21, 2014, the Fair Housing Justice Center (FHJC) and three African American testers filed a federal civil rights lawsuit alleging that a landlord who controls rental housing in the Bronx discriminates against African Americans. The suit alleges that J.J.A. Holding Corporation […]

Durst Organization Sued for Failing to Build Accessible Housing Accessibility Cases in NYC Stem from FHJC Testing Investigations On April 16, 2014, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced the filing of a federal civil rights lawsuit alleging that a major developer and architectural firm, both based in New York […]

Town of Oyster Bay Sued for Racially Discriminatory Affordable Housing Programs Evidence from FHJC Investigation Turned Over to U.S. Attorney On April 10, 2014, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York announced the filing of a federal civil rights lawsuit alleging that a predominantly white suburban Nassau County community, a public […]

United States Alleges Disability Discrimination by Major NYC Developer and Architects Results of FHJC Testing Investigation Provided to U.S. Attorney On March 17, 2014, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced the filing of a federal civil rights lawsuit alleging that a major developer and architects based in New York […]

Brooklyn Race Discrimination Case Settled Settlement Applies to 16 Rental Buildings; Landlord Pays $212,000 On March 3, 2014, federal Magistrate Judge Cheryl L. Pollak signed an order resolving a housing discrimination case. The apartment owners and managers, while denying liability, agreed to comply with fair housing laws and implement procedures to ensure non-discrimination in their rental […]

Westchester County Landlord to Pay $92,000 for Discriminating Against African American Renters Case Filed by U.S. Attorney’s Office Based on FHJC Testing On December 2, 2013, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York filed a lawsuit in federal district court on behalf of the United States alleging that the owner of […]

Court Finds Garden City Engaged in Racially Discriminatory Land-Use and Zoning Practices Nassau County Suburb Violated Fair Housing Act On December 6, 2013, Federal District Judge Arthur D. Spatt issued a decision finding that the Garden City Board of Trustees and the Village of Garden City violated the federal Fair Housing Act by engaging in […]