Codifies the disparate impact standard in the human rights law for housing discrimination cases.

This bill amends the executive law to codify the disparate impact standard in the human rights law. It allows for the establishment of an unlawful discriminatory practice in housing discrimination cases based on a practice's discriminatory effect, even without a discriminatory intent. The practice can still be lawful if supported by a legally sufficient justification. The bill outlines the burdens of proof for both the complainant and the respondent, and specifies that a legally sufficient justification must be supported by evidence and not be hypothetical or speculative.

Codifies the disparate impact standard in the human rights law for housing discrimination cases.

This bill amends the executive law to codify the disparate impact standard in the human rights law. It allows for the establishment of an unlawful discriminatory practice in housing discrimination cases based on a practice's discriminatory effect, even without a discriminatory intent. The practice can still be lawful if supported by a legally sufficient justification. The bill outlines the burdens of proof for both the complainant and the respondent, and specifies that a legally sufficient justification must be supported by evidence and not be hypothetical or speculative.