“No Different Than A ‘Keep-Out’ Sign” DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION CASE MOVES FORWARD AFTER DENIAL OF MOTION TO DISMISS On August 4, 2022 Federal District Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis denied a motion to dismiss and allowed the Fair Housing Justice Center (FHJC) to proceed with a federal lawsuit alleging that property owners 203 Jay St. Associates, LLC, Amtrust Realty Corp., […]

FHJC Legal Interns Complete Summer Term LAW STUDENTS GAIN VALUABLE EXPERIENCE, CONTRIBUTE TO FHJC’S MISSION With a little sorrow and a lot of pride, the Fair Housing Justice Center (FHJC) is bidding farewell to Bianca Li and Margaret Hassel, our fabulous summer law student interns.  Over the course of ten weeks, Bianca and Margaret worked […]

FHJC Announces New Staff Members  LATEST HIRES INCLUDE INTAKE AND OUTREACH SPECIALISTS AND INVESTIGATIVE COORDINATOR The Fair Housing Justice Center (FHJC) is pleased to welcome its newest staff members, Investigative Coordinator Evan Dash, and Intake & Outreach Specialists NéAndrea Harrington and Crystal Reyes. Mr. Dash comes to the FHJC after two years at the Center […]

New York Advocacy Groups Urge Senate Majority Leader Schumer to Stand Up for Housing Investments in the Senate’s Reconciliation Bill  The Fair Housing Justice Center (FHJC) along with The New York State Fair Housing Network and 27 other New York organizations and advocates today strongly urged Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer to ensure that significant […]

Settlement Reached in Midwood Discrimination Case COUPLE STEERED AWAY FROM PREDOMINANTLY WHITE BROOKLYN NEIGHBORHOOD Today, the Fair Housing Justice Center (FHJC) announced that a settlement had been reached with the final two defendants Elite Connect Real Estate, Inc. and Ouriel Aryeh In a discrimination lawsuit involving a couple who had attended an open house for […]