Housing Rights Initiative

“The suit, brought by seven renters representing four buildings with a total of 100 apartments, comes following an investigation by the watchdog group Housing Rights Initiative. It seeks at least $1.5 million to compensate for the overcharges and also aims to lower rents down to what the tenants claim are their legal levels.”

Upper Manhattan landlord sued for alleged rent overcharges Douglas Peterson's City Skyline has already been battling foreclosure charges.

Families with rental subsidies often face illegal discrimination when searching for housing. To fight back, Compass has joined forces with the Housing Rights Initiative to uncover and challenge these practices.

Learn more about this partnership: https://www.compass-sf.org/post/fighting-housing-discrimination-compass-joins-forces-with-the-housing-rights-initiative

“A non-profit watchdog group Wednesday filed complaints accusing 103 real estate agents, brokerage firms and property owners across the state of discriminating against Section 8 voucher holders.”

Dozens of landlords, brokers accused of rejecting Section 8 renters More than 100 property owners, real estate agents and brokers, including 13 in Buffalo are accused of refusing to rent to Section 8 tenants.

Undercover sting exposes rampant housing discrimination across Chicago area, watchdog group says Real estate agents, brokerage firms and landlords routinely violated state law by rejecting renters who sought to use housing vouchers, the Housing Rights Initiative claimed in a slew of complaints filed Monday.