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                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 27, 2013
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Introduced  by M. of A. CRESPO, RODRIGUEZ, CASTRO, RAMOS, ESPINAL, ROSA,
  RIVERA, ARROYO, SEPULVEDA, MOYA --  read  once  and  referred  to  the
  Committee on Governmental Operations

AN  ACT  to amend the executive law, in relation to discrimination based
  upon the income of persons

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 292 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 35 to read as follows:
  35.  THE  TERM  "SOURCE  OF  INCOME"  SHALL INCLUDE: WAGES FROM LAWFUL
EMPLOYMENT;  CHILD  SUPPORT;  ALIMONY;  FOSTER  CARE  SUBSIDIES;  INCOME
DERIVED  FROM  SOCIAL  SECURITY,  OR ANY FORM OF FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL
PUBLIC ASSISTANCE; HOUSING AND RENTAL SUBSIDIES AND ASSISTANCE,  INCLUD-
ING  SECTION 8 VOUCHERS; SAVINGS, INVESTMENT AND TRUST ACCOUNTS; AND ANY
OTHER FORMS OF LAWFUL INCOME.
  S 2. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section 296  of  the  executive
law,  as  amended by chapter 106 of the laws of 2003, is amended to read
as follows:
  (a) It shall be an unlawful discriminatory practice  for  any  person,
being  the  owner, lessee, proprietor, manager, superintendent, agent or
employee of any place of  public  accommodation,  resort  or  amusement,
because  of the race, creed, color, national origin, sexual orientation,
military status, sex, SOURCE OF INCOME, or disability or marital  status
of  any person, directly or indirectly, to refuse, withhold from or deny
to such person any of  the  accommodations,  advantages,  facilities  or
privileges  thereof,  including the extension of credit, or, directly or
indirectly, to publish, circulate, issue,  display,  post  or  mail  any
written or printed communication, notice or advertisement, to the effect
that any of the accommodations, advantages, facilities and privileges of
any  such  place shall be refused, withheld from or denied to any person
on account of race, creed, color, national origin,  sexual  orientation,

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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military status, sex, SOURCE OF INCOME, or disability or marital status,
or  that  the patronage or custom thereat of any person of or purporting
to be of any particular race,  creed,  color,  national  origin,  sexual
orientation,  military  status, SOURCE OF INCOME, sex or marital status,
or having a disability is unwelcome, objectionable  or  not  acceptable,
desired or solicited.
  S  3. Paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of subdivision 2-a of section 296 of
the executive law, as amended by chapter 106 of the laws  of  2003,  are
amended to read as follows:
  (a)  To refuse to sell, rent or lease or otherwise to deny to or with-
hold from any person or group of  persons  such  housing  accommodations
because  of  the race, creed, color, disability, national origin, sexual
orientation, military status, age, sex, marital  status,  [or]  familial
status,  OR  SOURCE OF INCOME of such person or persons, or to represent
that any housing accommodation or land is not available for  inspection,
sale, rental or lease when in fact it is so available.
  (b)  To  discriminate  against  any person because of his or her race,
creed, color, disability, national origin, sexual orientation,  military
status,  age,  sex,  marital  status, [or] familial status, OR SOURCE OF
INCOME in the terms, conditions or privileges of  any  publicly-assisted
housing accommodations or in the furnishing of facilities or services in
connection therewith.
  (c) To cause to be made any written or oral inquiry or record concern-
ing  the  race, creed, color, disability, national origin, sexual orien-
tation, membership in the reserve armed forces of the United  States  or
in  the  organized  militia of the state, age, sex, marital status, [or]
familial status, OR SOURCE OF INCOME of a  person  seeking  to  rent  or
lease  any  publicly-assisted  housing accommodation; provided, however,
that nothing in this subdivision shall prohibit a member of the  reserve
armed  forces  of  the  United States or in the organized militia of the
state from voluntarily disclosing such membership.
  S 4. Subdivision 5 of section 296 of the executive law, as amended  by
chapter 106 of the laws of 2003, is amended to read as follows:
  5.  (a) It shall be an unlawful discriminatory practice for the owner,
lessee, sub-lessee, assignee, or managing  agent  of,  or  other  person
having  the  right  to  sell,  rent  or  lease  a housing accommodation,
constructed or to be constructed, or any agent or employee thereof:
  (1) To refuse to sell, rent, lease or otherwise to deny to or withhold
from any person or group of persons such a housing accommodation because
of the race, creed, color, national origin, sexual orientation, military
status, sex, age, disability, marital status, [or] familial  status,  OR
SOURCE  OF  INCOME  of  such person or persons, or to represent that any
housing accommodation or land is not  available  for  inspection,  sale,
rental or lease when in fact it is so available.
  (2)  To discriminate against any person because of race, creed, color,
national origin, sexual orientation, military status, sex, age, disabil-
ity, marital status, [or] familial status, OR SOURCE OF  INCOME  in  the
terms, conditions or privileges of the sale, rental or lease of any such
housing  accommodation or in the furnishing of facilities or services in
connection therewith.
  (3) To print or circulate or cause to be  printed  or  circulated  any
statement,  advertisement or publication, or to use any form of applica-
tion for the purchase, rental or lease of such housing accommodation  or
to  make  any  record  or  inquiry  in  connection  with the prospective
purchase,  rental  or  lease  of  such  a  housing  accommodation  which
expresses,  directly  or  indirectly,  any  limitation, specification or

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discrimination as to race, creed, color, national origin, sexual  orien-
tation,  military  status,  sex,  age,  disability, marital status, [or]
familial status, OR SOURCE OF INCOME, or any intent  to  make  any  such
limitation, specification or discrimination.
  The  provisions  of  this  paragraph  [(a)] shall not apply (1) to the
rental of a housing accommodation in a building which  contains  housing
accommodations  for  not  more than two families living independently of
each other, if the owner resides in one of such housing  accommodations,
(2)  to the restriction of the rental of all rooms in a housing accommo-
dation to individuals of the same sex or (3) to the rental of a room  or
rooms  in  a housing accommodation, if such rental is by the occupant of
the housing accommodation or by the owner of the  housing  accommodation
and  the  owner resides in such housing accommodation or (4) solely with
respect to age and familial status  to  the  restriction  of  the  sale,
rental  or lease of housing accommodations exclusively to persons sixty-
two years of age or older and the spouse of  any  such  person,  or  for
housing  intended  and  operated  for  occupancy  by at least one person
fifty-five years of age or older per unit. In determining whether  hous-
ing  is  intended and operated for occupancy by persons fifty-five years
of age or older, Sec. 807(b) (2) (c) (42 U.S.C. 3607 (b) (2) (c)) of the
federal Fair Housing Act of 1988, as amended, shall apply.
  (b) It shall be an unlawful discriminatory  practice  for  the  owner,
lessee,  sub-lessee,  or  managing  agent of, or other person having the
right of ownership or possession of or the right to sell, rent or lease,
land or commercial space:
  (1) To refuse to sell, rent, lease or otherwise deny  to  or  withhold
from  any person or group of persons land or commercial space because of
the race, creed, color, national origin,  sexual  orientation,  military
status,  sex,  age, disability, marital status, [or] familial status, OR
SOURCE OF INCOME of such person or persons, or  to  represent  that  any
housing  accommodation  or  land  is not available for inspection, sale,
rental or lease when in fact it is so available;
  (2) To discriminate against any person because of race, creed,  color,
national origin, sexual orientation, military status, sex, age, disabil-
ity,  marital  status,  [or] familial status, OR SOURCE OF INCOME in the
terms, conditions or privileges of the sale, rental or lease of any such
land or commercial space; or in the furnishing of facilities or services
in connection therewith;
  (3) To print or circulate or cause to be  printed  or  circulated  any
statement,  advertisement or publication, or to use any form of applica-
tion for the purchase, rental or lease of such land or commercial  space
or  to  make  any  record  or inquiry in connection with the prospective
purchase, rental or  lease  of  such  land  or  commercial  space  which
expresses,  directly  or  indirectly,  any  limitation, specification or
discrimination as to race, creed, color, national origin, sexual  orien-
tation,  military  status,  sex,  age,  disability, marital status, [or]
familial status, OR SOURCE OF INCOME; or any intent  to  make  any  such
limitation, specification or discrimination.
  (4)  With  respect  to age and familial status, the provisions of this
paragraph shall not apply to the restriction  of  the  sale,  rental  or
lease  of  land  or  commercial  space exclusively to persons fifty-five
years of age or older and the spouse of  any  such  person,  or  to  the
restriction  of  the  sale,  rental  or lease of land to be used for the
construction, or location  of  housing  accommodations  exclusively  for
persons  sixty-two  years  of age or older, or intended and operated for
occupancy by at least one person fifty-five years of age  or  older  per

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unit.  In determining whether housing is intended and operated for occu-
pancy by persons fifty-five years of age or older, Sec. 807(b)  (2)  (c)
(42  U.S.C. 3607(b) (2) (c)) of the federal Fair Housing Act of 1988, as
amended, shall apply.
  (c)  It  shall  be  an  unlawful  discriminatory practice for any real
estate broker, real estate salesperson or employee or agent thereof:
  (1) To refuse to sell, rent or lease any housing  accommodation,  land
or  commercial  space  to any person or group of persons or to refuse to
negotiate for the sale, rental or lease, of any  housing  accommodation,
land  or  commercial  space to any person or group of persons because of
the race, creed, color, national origin,  sexual  orientation,  military
status,  sex,  age, disability, marital status, [or] familial status, OR
SOURCE OF INCOME of such person or persons, or  to  represent  that  any
housing  accommodation,  land  or  commercial space is not available for
inspection, sale, rental or lease when in fact it is  so  available,  or
otherwise to deny or withhold any housing accommodation, land or commer-
cial  space  or  any  facilities  of  any housing accommodation, land or
commercial space from any person or group  of  persons  because  of  the
race,  creed,  color,  national  origin,  sexual  orientation,  military
status, sex, age, disability, marital status, [or] familial  status,  OR
SOURCE OF INCOME of such person or persons.
  (2)  To  print  or  circulate or cause to be printed or circulated any
statement, advertisement or publication, or to use any form of  applica-
tion  for  the  purchase,  rental or lease of any housing accommodation,
land or commercial space or to make any record or inquiry in  connection
with  the  prospective purchase, rental or lease of any housing accommo-
dation, land or commercial space which expresses, directly or  indirect-
ly,  any limitation, specification, or discrimination as to race, creed,
color, national origin, sexual orientation, military status,  sex,  age,
disability,  marital  status, [or] familial status, OR SOURCE OF INCOME;
or any intent to make any such limitation,  specification  or  discrimi-
nation.
  (3)  With  respect  to age and familial status, the provisions of this
paragraph shall not apply to the restriction  of  the  sale,  rental  or
lease  of any land or commercial space exclusively to persons fifty-five
years of age or older and the spouse of  any  such  person,  or  to  the
restriction of the sale, rental or lease of any housing accommodation or
land  to  be  used  for the construction or location of housing accommo-
dations for persons sixty-two years of age or  older,  or  intended  and
operated for occupancy by at least one person fifty-five years of age or
older  per unit. In determining whether housing is intended and operated
for occupancy by persons fifty-five years of age or older, Sec.  807 (b)
(2) (c) (42 U.S.C. 3607 (b) (2) (c)) of the federal Fair Housing Act  of
1988, as amended, shall apply.
  (d)  It  shall  be  an  unlawful  discriminatory practice for any real
estate board, because of the race, creed, color, national origin, sexual
orientation, military status, age, sex, disability, marital status, [or]
familial status, OR SOURCE OF INCOME of any individual who is  otherwise
qualified  for  membership,  to  exclude  or  expel such individual from
membership, or to discriminate against such  individual  in  the  terms,
conditions and privileges of membership in such board.
  (e)  It  shall  be  an unlawful discriminatory practice for the owner,
proprietor or managing agent of, or other person  having  the  right  to
provide care and services in, a private proprietary nursing home, conva-
lescent  home,  or home for adults, or an intermediate care facility, as
defined  in  section  two  of  the  social  services   law,   heretofore

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constructed,  or to be constructed, or any agent or employee thereof, to
refuse to provide services and care in such  home  or  facility  to  any
individual  or  to  discriminate  against  any  individual in the terms,
conditions, and privileges of such services and care solely because such
individual  is  a blind person. For purposes of this paragraph, a "blind
person" shall mean a person who is registered as a blind person with the
commission for the visually handicapped and who meets the definition  of
a  "blind  person"  pursuant  to  section  three of chapter four hundred
fifteen of the laws of nineteen hundred thirteen  entitled  "An  act  to
establish a state commission for improving the condition of the blind of
the state of New York, and making an appropriation therefor".
  (f)  The  provisions of this subdivision, as they relate to age, shall
not apply to persons under the age of eighteen years.
  (g) It shall be an unlawful discriminatory  practice  for  any  person
offering  or  providing housing accommodations, land or commercial space
as described in paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) of this subdivision to make
or cause to be made any written or oral  inquiry  or  record  concerning
membership  of  any person in the state organized militia in relation to
the purchase, rental or lease of such housing  accommodation,  land,  or
commercial  space,  provided,  however, that nothing in this subdivision
shall prohibit a member of the state organized militia from  voluntarily
disclosing such membership.
  S  5.  Section  296  of  the  executive law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 22 to read as follows:
  22. (A) NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISIONS TWO, TWO-A, AND
FIVE OF THIS SECTION RELATING TO THE PROHIBITION OF UNLAWFUL DISCRIMINA-
TORY PRACTICES BASED ON SOURCE OF  INCOME,  SUCH  PROVISIONS  SHALL  NOT
APPLY  TO  HOUSING  ACCOMMODATIONS THAT CONTAIN A TOTAL OF FIVE OR FEWER
HOUSING UNITS LOCATED  WITHIN  A  MUNICIPALITY  THAT  HAD  A  LOCAL  LAW
PERTAINING  TO  SUCH  DISCRIMINATORY  PRACTICES,  WHICH EXEMPTED HOUSING
ACCOMMODATIONS THAT CONTAINED FIVE OR  FEWER  HOUSING  UNITS  FROM  SUCH
PROHIBITION,  IN  EXISTENCE PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBDIVI-
SION, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT IF SUCH LOCAL LAW IS  REPEALED  AFTER  THE
EFFECTIVE  DATE  OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION,  THE  PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION
RELATING TO THE PROHIBITION OF UNLAWFUL DISCRIMINATORY  PRACTICES  BASED
ON SOURCE OF INCOME SHALL APPLY TO SUCH HOUSING ACCOMMODATIONS.
  (B)  NOTWITHSTANDING  THE PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVI-
SION, THE PROVISIONS OF  SUBDIVISIONS  TWO,  TWO-A,  AND  FIVE  OF  THIS
SECTION RELATING TO THE PROHIBITION OF UNLAWFUL DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES
BASED  ON  SOURCE  OF  INCOME SHALL APPLY (I) TO TENANTS SUBJECT TO RENT
CONTROL LAWS WHO RESIDE IN HOUSING ACCOMMODATIONS THAT CONTAIN  A  TOTAL
OF FIVE OR FEWER UNITS AS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBDIVISION; AND
(II)  TO  ALL  HOUSING ACCOMMODATIONS, REGARDLESS OF THE NUMBER OF UNITS
CONTAINED IN EACH, OF ANY OWNER OR ANY AGENT THEREOF WHO HAS  THE  RIGHT
TO  SELL, RENT OR LEASE OR APPROVE THE SALE, RENTAL OR LEASE OF AT LEAST
ONE HOUSING ACCOMMODATION WITHIN THE STATE OF NEW YORK THAT CONTAINS SIX
OR MORE HOUSING UNITS, CONSTRUCTED OR TO BE CONSTRUCTED, OR AN  INTEREST
THEREIN.
  S 6. This act shall take effect immediately.