Real Estate Brokers in New York Sued for Housing Discrimination

Long Island real estate brokers are being sued for housing discrimination after undercover investigators posed as renters.

When residents looking for apartments to rent got pushback, a nonprofit housing watchdog group sent undercover testers to meet and call realtors.

“Without them going out and testing what’s going on, out in the community, the real story can’t be told,” said attorney Frederick Brewington.

A dozen local real estate companies and brokers are being sued for illegally refusing to rent to those who use government vouchers to pay.

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