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NYCHA says source-of-income complaints go to City human-rights office and that agency does not log counts; council seeks more tracking
Summary
Council members pressed NYCHA about source-of-income discrimination and about HUD recertification data that includes immigration status. NYCHA said it refers discrimination complaints to the City Commission on Human Rights and does not maintain a log of complaints, and that recertification data — including immigration-status fields — has been part
Council members at a hearing pressed NYCHA on how it handles source-of-income discrimination complaints and on whether NYCHA transmits immigration-status information to HUD as part of routine recertifications.
On source-of-income complaints, NYCHA officials said the agency directs voucher holders to the New York City Commission on Human Rights (CCHR), which handles enforcement of source-of-income protections, and that NYCHA does not maintain a central log of such complaints. “NYCHA\'s role in…
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