NYC Housing Marketer Sued Over Refusals For Criminal Pasts

By Grace Dixon · October 31, 2022, 9:08 PM EDT

A company screening applications under New York City's 421a affordable housing program enforces a blanket ban on all prospective tenants with criminal backgrounds, disproportionately harming Black and Latino renters, a nonprofit...

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Case Information

Case Title

The Fortune Society, Inc. v. iAfford NY, LLC

Case Number

1:22-cv-06584

Court

New York Eastern

Nature of Suit

Civil Rights: Accommodations

Date Filed

October 28, 2022