Suffolk County will launch a program to test for housing discrimination — a response, officials said, to Newsday's 2019 investigation showing that Long Island real estate agents treated minority ...

Heatherwood Luxury Rentals, one of Long Island’s largest landlords, has agreed to pay $86,500 to settle claims it discriminated against tenants with disabilities. The Commack-based real estate company ...

Who is protected under the Fair Housing Act? A federal fair-housing law prohibits discrimination in housing based on race, ethnicity, religion and other factors, like gender identity and disability.

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A few weeks ago, Brooke Kirkpatrick was panicked about being forced to leave her family's apartment in Willoughby, Ohio. Her younger child, who's 3, has nonverbal autism, and neighbors had repeatedly ...

The last thing homebuyers and sellers expect to encounter on their real estate journey is discrimination. But until 1968, unethical practices in real estate prevented thousands of people from renting, ...

Greater Cincinnati's Housing Opportunities Made Equal is among fair housing agencies seeing big cuts under Trump administration efforts to reduce federal spending. Executive Director Elisabeth Risch ...

There are laws to protect people from discrimination in buying, renting and living in their homes. By Debra Kamin A federal fair-housing law prohibits discrimination in housing based on race, ...