Legal Opinion
Timkovsky v. 56 Bennett, LLC
New York Supreme Court
Decided February 17, 2009PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Emily Jane Goodman, J.
Plaintiffs receive Section 8 vouchers pursuant to 42 USC § 1437 et seq., and have asked their landlords, who all receive J-51 tax abatements, to accept their vouchers. The J-51 law contains a provision which explicitly bars certain economic discrimination by landlords who receive public benefits in the form of tax abatements (Administrative Code of City of NY § 11-243 [k]). The landlord defendants have refused to accept plaintiffs’ vouchers and claim that they cannot be compelled to do so because participation in Section 8 is voluntary.1 They further…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Flores v. Lower East Side Services Center, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 2005
- Rosario v. Diagonal Realty, LLCNew York Court of Appeals · 2007
- Weinstock v. HandlerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
- Kosoglyadov v. 3130 Brighton Seventh, LLCAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
- Wetzler v. Roosevelt Raceway, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
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