Fair Housing

Lease Point is committed to providing equal housing opportunities and complies with all Fair Housing laws. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, or lawful source of income.

As members of The Leasing Office, our brokers, salespeople, and employees commit to the following:

Providing equal professional service to all, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, national origin or other protected status of any prospective client, customer or resident of any community.
Keeping informed about fair housing laws and practices, thereby expanding upon our customers’ and clients’ opportunities.
Demonstrating through advertising and the media that everyone is welcome and no one is excluded.
Informing our clients and customers about our rights and responsibilities under the fair housing laws.
Documenting our efforts to provide equal professional service whenever possible.
Respecting the diversity and differences within our customer base, and remaining informed on those differences in order to provide high quality and efficient service.
Taking a positive approach to fair housing practices and aspiring to follow the letter and spirit of the law.
Committing to continue in the development and implementation of fair housing practices in accordance with our leadership role in the real estate profession

NYS HOUSING AND ANTI-DISCRIMINATION NOTICE

Federal, State and Local Fair Housing and Anti-discrimination Laws protect individuals from housing discrimination. It is unlawful to discriminate based on certain protected characteristics, which include, but are not limited to: race, creed, color, national origin, citizenship or immigration status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, military status, sex, age, disability, marital status, status as a victim of domestic violence, lawful source of income or familial status.

THE FOLLOWING ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF POTENTIAL FAIR HOUSING VIOLATIONS:

Refusing to rent, sell or show a property based on a potential tenant or purchaser’s protected characteristic.
Quoting a higher price to a purchaser or renter because of the potential purchaser or tenant’s protected characteristic.
Refusing to rent to a tenant who has children or increasing a security deposit based on the number of children who will be living in the apartment.
Steering prospective tenants or purchasers to certain neighborhoods based on any protected characteristics
Refusing to rent to a potential tenant because of their source of income, including but not limited to, Section 8 vouchers or other government subsidies.
Refusing to waive a “no pet” policy for tenants that require a service, assistance or emotional support animal.
Discriminating at the direction of a seller or landlord or because it is the preference of a seller or landlord.
Refusing to rent to a renter who is a victim of domestic violence

YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO FILE A COMPLAINT

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