NYCHA and HPD administer Housing Choice Vouchers in New York City. Under NYC Human Rights Law §8-107(5), refusing to rent to a Section 8 voucher holder, or imposing extra fees, is unlawful source-of-income discrimination.
NYCHA runs the largest Housing Choice Voucher program in the country, while HPD operates a separate Section 8 program for HPD-financed and HUD multifamily units. The voucher pays the contract rent minus the tenant share (typically 30 percent of adjusted income). Landlords must accept the standard HAP contract, allow inspection by NYCHA or HPD before move-in, and reinspect annually. Refusing the voucher, charging side payments, requiring income tests that ignore the voucher, or evicting in retaliation for inspection results violates NYC Admin Code §8-107(5) and 24 CFR §982. CityFHEPS and FHEPS vouchers receive identical protection under the lawful-source-of-income amendment.
Refusing a voucher or charging side payments triggers NYCHRL penalties up to $250,000 per willful act, contract cancellation, NYCHA debarment, and possible HUD program disqualification.
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