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Fair housing notice

City Lights Real Estate follows all federal, New York State and New York City fair housing laws. We apply the same standards to every person who contacts us, tours an apartment or applies.

New York State Housing and Anti-Discrimination Notice

Federal, State and Local Fair Housing and Anti-discrimination Laws protect individuals from housing discrimination. It is unlawful to discriminate based on certain protected characteristics, which include, but are not limited to:

• Race
• Creed
• Color
• National origin
• Citizenship or immigration status
• Sexual orientation
• Gender identity or expression
• Military status
• Sex
• Age
• Disability
• Marital status
• Status as a victim of domestic violence
• Lawful source of income
• Familial status

New York City law protects additional characteristics. See the NYC Commission on Human Rights.

Examples of potential fair housing violations

The State notice lists these examples:

• Refusing to rent, sell or show a property based on a potential tenant or purchaser's protected characteristic.
• Quoting a higher price to a purchaser or renter because of the potential purchaser or tenant's protected characteristic.
• Refusing to rent to a tenant who has children or increasing a security deposit based on the number of children who will be living in the apartment.
• Steering prospective tenants or purchasers to certain neighborhoods based on any protected characteristics.
• Refusing to rent to a potential tenant because of their source of income, including but not limited to, Section 8 vouchers or other government subsidies.
• Refusing to waive a "no pet" policy for tenants that require a service, assistance or emotional support animal.
• Discriminating at the direction of a seller or landlord or because it is the preference of a seller or landlord.
• Refusing to rent to a renter who is a victim of domestic violence.

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