New York tenants will be receiving new notices about their rights to reasonable modifications and accommodations for persons with disabilities as of today. The Division of Human Rights has officially adopted 9 NYCRR 466.15 - see our prior blog on the topic here. The new law places a tremendous onus, with...
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Wednesday, May 18, 2022
Thursday, March 17, 2022
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Mar
On March 16, 2022, the NYS Division of Human Rights published Revised Rule Making, HRT-15-21-00005-RP (proposed 19 NYCRR 466.15), with respect to the notice that tenants must receive, which explains their rights to receive reasonable modifications and accommodations in housing. The proposed regulation provides...
Wednesday, April 14, 2021
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Apr
We just got some guidance from the State as to a law that became effective March 2, 2021 about noticing tenants of their rights to reasonable modifications / accommodations under the Human Rights Law. To learn about the law, read our blog from that date here. After the law was passed, it was than repealed and replaced....
Thursday, March 25, 2021
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Mar
As an update on our BLOG on the new law requiring a disclosure form on reasonable modifications and accommodations, Governor Cuomo just signed Senate Bill S867 which removes the requirement that all landlords conspicuously post the disclosure form in all vacant listings. According to the New York State Senate website,...
Tuesday, March 02, 2021
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Mar
Effective today, all owners, lessees, sub-lessees, or managing agent of housing accommodations are required to provide a reasonable modification and accommodation disclosure form to tenants pursuant to recent amendments to the New York State Human Rights Law. Specifically, the new law requires the reasonable modification...
