The Human Rights Commission enforces the Westchester County Human Rights Law and Fair Housing Law. If you believe that you were the subject of discrimination, please contact the Commission to learn about your rights and how to file a complaint.
If you choose to file a complaint with the Commission, our staff will help you understand the process. Rest assured that the Commission takes every complaint of discrimination seriously.
Sample enforcement action results:
- An apartment management company and its agent were found to act in a racially discriminatory manner and were required to pay over $35,000 in damages and penalties.
- A request for an accessible bathtub by a disabled complainant resulted in a state-wide policy change in the way in which accommodation requests can be handled in affordable housing units.
- A housing provider that refused to accept a Section 8 tenant was found to have discriminated on the basis of a prospective tenant's source of income and was required to pay over $2,000 in damages and penalties.