Housing Discrimination and Tenants Rights

Presentation Description: 

This webinar covers several issue areas in housing discrimination and tenant rights with a focus on people with disabilities. Our speakers, Cooper Sirwatka, Director of Operations at CNY Fair Housing and John P. Herrion, Director of Disability Rights at New York State Division of Human Rights, are both experts in housing laws and regulations. Topics covered during this webinar include:

  • Covered protected classes;
  • Source of income protection;
  • Sexual harassment;
  • NY eviction moratorium;
  • General tenants’ rights in NY;
  • Housing discrimination for people with disabilities;
  • How to ask for reasonable accommodations in housing and what is a reasonable accommodation

Date: 11/17/2021 

Presenters: 

  • Cooper Sirwatka, Director of Operations at CNY Fair Housing
  • John P. Herrion, Director of Disability Rights at New York State Division of Human Rights

Presentation Slides: 

John Herrion's Slides (PPTX)

Presentation Recording: Click here to view the recording on YouTube