Westchester County Board Amends Co-op Disclosure Rule
On June 28, 2021, the Westchester County Board of Legislators, by a vote of 15-2, passed an amendment to the existing County Co-op disclosure law that requires Co-op boards to give written notice of a reason for rejection of an application. That written notice now...
Westchester Residential Opportunities Settles Fair Housing Lawsuit Against Town of Bedford
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 26, 2018 Contact: Geoffrey Anderson, Westchester Residential Opportunities, 914-428-4507 Westchester Residential Opportunities Settles Fair Housing Lawsuit Against Town of Bedford White Plains, NY – Today, Westchester...
Project Access: A Housing Resource for Persons with Disabilities and Seniors
Westchester County Human Rights Commission 50th Anniversary of the Fair Housing Act
Report Raises Concerns about the Availability of Mortgage Lending to Hispanic Borrowers with Limited English Proficiency
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 28, 2018 Report Raises Concerns about the Availability of Mortgage Lending to Hispanic Borrowers with Limited English Proficiency White Plains and Mamaroneck, NY. Today Westchester Residential Opportunities, Inc. (WRO) and...
Preferences in Westchester Town’s Zoning Code Discriminate Against African Americans
Lawsuit Alleges Town of Bedford Favors Whites in its Middle-Income Affordable Housing Program Today, two fair housing organizations, the Fair Housing Justice Center (FHJC) and Westchester Residential Opportunities (WRO) filed a lawsuit in federal court (SDNY) alleging...
Westchester Residential Opportunities Alleges Housing Discrimination by Mamaroneck Cooperative
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 24, 2017 Contact: Debbie Greenberger, Esq., Emery Celli Brinckerhoff & Abady LLP, 212-763-5000 Geoffrey Anderson, Westchester Residential Opportunities, 914-428-4507 Westchester Residential Opportunities Alleges Housing...
Disability and Source of Income Case Settles against Landlord and Property Manager
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 15, 2016 Contact: James Bahamonde, Esq., Law Offices of James E. Bahamonde, PC, 516-783-9662 Geoffrey Anderson, Westchester Residential Opportunities, 914-428-4507 Disability and Source of Income Case Settles against...
Westchester Residential Opportunities Settles Housing Discrimination Lawsuit against Bronxville, NY and Developer
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 21, 2015 Contact: Diane L. Houk, Esq., Emery Celli Brinckerhoff & Abady LLP, 212-763-5000 Geoffrey Anderson, Westchester Residential Opportunities, 914-428-4507 Westchester Residential Opportunities Settles Housing...