This information is to assist you with your landlord/tenant rights. This was not written
by lawyers. It contains information of a general nature and is meant
only as a guide. The actual laws are much more detailed than presented
here. The Onondaga County/Syracuse Commission on Human Rights advises
that you consult a lawyer regarding your specific situation.
Click on the link below for more information:
Landlords may not discriminate
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Because of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, disability,
age, marital status (NYS Executive Law
296.5) or religion or familial status (including
children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians,
pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18)
(Federal Housing Act)
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In Syracuse, based on sexual or affectional preference or orientation.
(Fair Practices Law, Art. IV 5)
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Against people in alternative or non-traditional family relationships.
(Braschi V. Stahl Associates Co.)
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Against tenants with children including pregnant women. (Real
Property Law 236 and Federal Fair Housing Act).
Landlords may not ask questions about race, creed, color, national
origin, sex, disability, age, marital status, religion or familial
status and in Syracuse about sexual or affectional preference or
orientation.
Landlords may make rental decisions based on
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People's financial situation
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Someone is or has been a threat to the health and safety of
others.
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Someone who is currently using illegal drugs (Fair Housing Act)
RENTAL SITUATIONS WHERE
THE LAWS AGAINST DISCRIMINATION DO NOT APPLY
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A building which has only two rental units and the owner or
a member of his/her family lives in one.
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A rooming house. It can be limited to one gender. A person renting
out rooms in his/her own house or apartment. A building for older
people. It can be limited to those age 55 and above. (NYS Executive
Law 296.5 (a)
REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS A PERSON
WITH DISABILITIES CAN EXPECT FROM A LANDLORD?
WHERE CAN I READ MORE ON TENANTS' RIGHTS?
"Tenant's Rights: A Handbook for Syracuse Tenants"
Hiscock Legal Aid Society (315) 422-8191;
NEHDA (315) 425-1032;
Urban League (315) 472-6955;
SUN (315) 476-7475;
Spanish Action League (315) 475-6153;
Legal Services of CNY (315) 475-3127
and other locations
- "Residential Landlord and Tenant Guide" (27 pp.) and
"Mobile Home Tenants' Handbook," (21 pp.)
NYS Attorney General (315) 448-4848,
615 Erie Blvd. West, Syracuse, NY 13202
- "Fair Housing: It's Your Right,"
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development, Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, 1-800-669-9777
- "City of Syracuse Housing Code," (39 pp.)
(315) 448-8695, 201 E. Washington
Street, 3rd Floor, Syracuse, NY 13202.
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