Codifies the disparate impact standard in the human rights law, allowing housing discrimination claims based on discriminatory effects.

The bill amends the executive law to codify the disparate impact standard in the human rights law. It allows for claims of housing discrimination to be established by a practice's discriminatory effect, even if the practice was not motivated by discriminatory intent. The respondent must prove that the challenged practice is necessary to achieve substantial, legitimate, nondiscriminatory interests, and that these interests could not be served by another practice with a less discriminatory effect.

Codifies the disparate impact standard in the human rights law, allowing housing discrimination claims based on discriminatory effects.

The bill amends the executive law to codify the disparate impact standard in the human rights law. It allows for claims of housing discrimination to be established by a practice's discriminatory effect, even if the practice was not motivated by discriminatory intent. The respondent must prove that the challenged practice is necessary to achieve substantial, legitimate, nondiscriminatory interests, and that these interests could not be served by another practice with a less discriminatory effect.