Fair Housing | Westchester Residential Opportunities

Save the Date for the 2020 Fair & Affordable Housing EXPO

by westro | Jan 29, 2020 | Fair Housing

Save the Date for the 2020 Fair & Affordable Housing EXPO —WHEN: Saturday, March 14th • 11am-4pm –WHERE: Westchester County Center in White PlainsCo-hosted by...

WRO Settles Fair Housing Allegations Against Spring Valley’s Linda Court Apartments

by westro | Nov 19, 2019 | Community, Fair Housing

Press Release Settlement...

HUD’s Proposed Changes to Disparate Impact Rule Would Cripple Fair Housing Enforcement

by westro | Oct 2, 2019 | Fair Housing

Take 10 Minutes to Help Us Fight the Changes! Westchester Residential Opportunities is working with the National Fair Housing Alliance and other prominent civil rights organizations on their Defend Civil Rights campaign. The campaign is fighting HUD’s recent attack on...

WRO announces agreement with Webster Bank to resolve allegations of fair lending concerns with maternity leave practices

by westro | Sep 6, 2019 | Community, Fair Housing

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Banking While Pregnant: Lending Discrimination Against Women on Maternity Leave

by westro | Apr 20, 2019 | Fair Housing

As if trying to balance work and a new baby weren’t challenging enough, new parents in the Lower Hudson Valley are being systematically discriminated against by regional banks when they try to get mortgages.Throughout 2017 and 2018, Westchester Residential...

New York State Bans Source of Income Discrimination

by westro | Apr 8, 2019 | Fair Housing

In a last-minute victory for fair housing agencies and advocates like WRO, New York State has banned housing discrimination on the basis of lawful source of income. The new law was adopted as part of the final statewide budget agreement reached by Governor Cuomo and...