U.S. Says Many Apartments Violate Law on Disabled

Trust grantee, Fair Housing Justice Center, is featured in this August 19, 2008 article in the Times.

..."The federal investigation in New York began with a 2006 survey by the Fair Housing Justice Center, a nonprofit New York group, covering 14 recently built apartment buildings in Manhattan, including AvalonBay’s Chrystie Place.

Diane Houk, executive director of the fair housing center, said that her group found that all 14 buildings had interior apartment doors that were too narrow, 28 and 30 inches, thermostats as high as 63 inches from the floor and a lack of clear floor space in the bathrooms.

“We found that none were in compliance with the Federal Housing Act and referred all the information to the U.S. attorney and briefed HUD,” she said. “I do not understand why New York City developers and architects thought they were exempt.” ...

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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/19/nyregion/19disabled.html?ex=1376884800&en=ca8e48f4d3721312&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink