Levin v. Yeshiva University

OPINION OF THE COURT

Franklin R. Weissberg, J.

In this action, the plaintiffs allege that the defendants maintain a housing policy which violates the prohibition in both the New York State and New York City Human Rights Laws against discrimination on the basis of marital status. They also allege that the defendants’ housing policy violates the New York State Roommate Law by restricting occupancy in university housing and the New York City Human Rights Law by having a disparate impact on homosexuals. The defendants have moved to dismiss the complaint in its entirety for failure to state a cause…