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New York Civil Rights Violation Lawyer from The Perecman Firm Comments on Alleged Racial Discrimination in Bronx Apartment Rentals
New York civil rights violation lawyer David Perecman comments on the race discrimination lawsuit (Case # 11-06713) filed against the landlord, management company and superintendent of an apartment Bronx building.
NEW YORK, NY, October 09, 2011 /Advertising Marketing PR News/ -- A Bronx landlord of a Riverdale building is being sued by the Justice Department for race discrimination, a civil rights violation in New York.
Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara filed the civil rights violation lawsuit (Case # 11-06713) against the landlord, management company and superintendent for allegedly discriminating against African-Americans seeking apartments. The lawsuit claims they offered apartments to whites but not to African-Americans.
The race discrimination lawsuit was filed in Manhattan federal court.
According to the civil rights violation complaint, Loventhal Silver Riverdale LLC, Goodman Management Co. and superintendent Jesus Velasco had "engaged in conduct constituting illegal discrimination" since at least April of 2009.
The civil rights violation lawsuit also charges the operators of the building with violating the Fair Housing Act (FHA).
"There are a number of reasons a landlord can legitimately reject a tenant, including a bad credit report or an unstable employment history. However, landlords can't treat tenants or potential tenants differently because of a personal characteristic or feature like race or disability," said New York civil rights violation lawyer David Perecman, founder of The Perecman Firm, one of New York's civil rights violation law firms.
As New York civil rights violation lawyers understand, the federal Fair Housing Act makes it illegal for a landlord to refuse an apartment or house rental application based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability and familial status.
In addition, New York has anti-discrimination laws that are stronger than the FHA. For example, New York civil rights laws make it illegal to refuse to rent to persons based upon characteristics such as marital status and sexual orientation.
"It is hard to fathom that in this day and age, there are still landlords who engage in race discrimination," Bharara said, adding "illegal discrimination will not be tolerated."
According to the New York Daily News, Loventhal, Goodman and Velasco were caught after African-American and white "testers" were sent to the building to inquire about empty apartments.
As reported by CBS New York, four teams of testers visited the building, posing as would-be renters. In all cases the African-Americans were allegedly discouraged and whites were helped.
As reported by the New York Daily News, Velasco refused to give a black tester a rental application on April 8, 2009, but a short while later provided a white tester with an application, according to the New York race discrimination lawsuit.
On May 8 and Nov. 18, 2009, Velasco steered away African-American testers while offering apartments to white testers at discounts, according to the civil rights violation lawsuit.
The New York discrimination lawsuit seeks an injunction against the defendants' discriminatory practices, as well as monetary damages for victims of discrimination and a civil penalty against the defendants.
"This civil rights violation lawsuit should strongly remind other landlords that they will be held accountable if they engage in or enable others to engage in discrimination against prospective tenants in New York," civil rights violation lawyer Perecman said.
The civil rights violation case is being handled by the Office's Civil Rights Unit.
If a person suspects that he or she has been treated unfairly because of his or her race, they should contact an experienced New York civil rights violation lawyer. Lawyers at The Perecman Firm are knowledgeable of New York state, New York City and federal legislation that protects people of all races, ethnicities, and gender.
The expert civil rights violation lawyers at The Perecman Firm handle all types of workplace discrimination and employment discrimination claims.
About David Perecman and The Perecman Firm, PLLC:
For the past 30 years, the New York civil rights violation lawyers at The Perecman Firm, PLLC have handled all types of civil rights violation cases including ethnic discrimination, age discrimination, gender discrimination and race discrimination. David Perecman, founder of the Firm, is a Board Director and the past Secretary and Treasurer of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association (NYSTLA) and a chair of its Labor Law Committee. Mr. Perecman's achievements have brought him recognition as an Honoree in the National Law Journal's Hall of Fame, in New York Magazine's "The Best Lawyers in America" and The New York Times Magazine "New York Super Lawyers, Metro Edition" for the years 2007-2010.
The Firm has recovered millions of dollars for its clients. Among the more recent victories, Mr. Perecman won a $15 million verdict** for a construction accident, a $5.35 million dollar verdict*** for an automobile accident, and a $40 million dollar structured settlement for medical malpractice****.
**later settled while on appeal for $7.940 million
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