In order to provide you with the most up-to-date posters, this item has been placed on hold pending a mandatory change. Should you need a poster for an inspection or other immediate need, please call CPC at (800) 817-7678 to have the poster shipped immediately. Otherwise, orders for this item will ship as soon as the update becomes available.
The City of New York Fair Housing Poster is an optional poster that describes the rights of tenants and individuals seeking housing, and the responsibilities of landlords and housing providers. Under the New York City Human Rights Law, individuals seeking housing in New York City are protected from discrimination in housing based on:
- National origin
- Immigration status
- Religion
- Occupation
- Source of income
- Gender
- Gender identity
- Gender expression
- Sexual orientation
- Disability
- Marital or partnership status
- Presence of children
- Age
- Race
- Color
- Pregnancy
- Status as victim of domestic violence, sexual violence, and stalking
The landlord, broker, agent or other person having the right to sell, rent or lease or approve the sale, rental or lease of a housing accommodation cannot:
- Refuse to sell, rent, or lease housing
- Misrepresent the availability of housing
- Set different terms, conditions, or privileges for the sale, rental or lease of housing
- Provide different housing services or facilities
- Post discriminatory advertising or marketing that indicates a preference, limitation, or discrimination based on a protected class
- Refuse to provide a reasonable accommodation for a person with a disability
- Steer a potential homebuyer or renter to, or away from, an area on the basis of race or national origin
- Pressure, for profit, homeowners to sell by exploiting ethnic, racial, or other demographic changes
- Threaten, coerce, or intimidate individuals because they exercise their fair housing rights or assist others in doing so