Fair Housing | Westchester Residential Opportunities

Westchester Residential Opportunities Alleges Housing Discrimination at Tor View Village Apartments in Rockland County

by westro | Mar 6, 2020 | Community, Fair Housing

March 9, 2020 — Westchester Residential Opportunities Alleges Housing Discrimination at Tor View Village Apartments in Rockland County — White Plains, NY – Westchester Residential Opportunities, Inc. (WRO), a non-profit fair housing agency, has filed a...

Fair and Affordable Housing Expo 2020

by westro | Feb 24, 2020 | Fair Housing

In an abundance of caution, in light of health concerns raised by the coronavirus, theFair and Affordable Housing Exposcheduled for Saturday, March 14 at Westchester County Center has been cancelled.The expo has been tentatively rescheduled forJune 20,...

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...