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N.Y. RPP Law § 237-A

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Discrimination against children in dwelling houses and manufactured home parks

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§ 237-a. Discrimination against children in dwelling houses and\nmanufactured home parks. a. Any person, firm or corporation owning or\nhaving in charge any apartment house, tenement house or other building\nor manufactured home park used for dwelling purposes who shall refuse to\nrent any or part of any such building or manufactured home park to any\nperson or family, or who discriminates in the terms, conditions, or\nprivileges of any such rental, solely on the ground that such person or\nfamily has or have a child or children shall be guilty of a misdemeanor\nand on conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than\nfifty nor more than one hundred dollars for each offense; provided,\nhowever, the prohibition against discrimination against children in\ndwelling houses and manufactured home parks contained in this section\nshall not apply to:\n (1) housing units for senior citizens subsidized, insured, or\nguaranteed by the federal government; or\n (2) one or two family owner occupied dwelling houses or manufactured\nhomes; or\n (3) manufactured home parks intended and operated for occupancy by\npersons fifty-five years of age or older. In determining whether housing\nis intended and operated for occupancy by persons fifty-five years of\nage or older, Sec. 807(b)(2)(c)(42 U.S.C. 3607(b)(2)(c)) of the federal\nFair Housing Act of 1988, as amended, shall apply.\n b. Civil liability:\n (1) where discriminatory conduct prohibited by this section has\noccurred, an aggrieved individual shall have a cause of action in any\ncourt of appropriate jurisdiction for damages, declaratory and\ninjunctive relief;\n (2) in all actions brought under this section, reasonable attorney's\nfees as determined by the court may be awarded to a prevailing\nplaintiff.\n

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