State Division of Human Rights v. RHS Management Corp.

—Proceeding pursuant to Executive Law § 298 for enforcement of an order of the Commissioner of the New York State Division of Human Rights, dated December 2, 1994, which, after a hearing, found that the respondent had unlawfully discriminated in the rental of available housing on the basis of race and color and awarded the complainant $5,000 in compensatory damages and $500 in punitive damages.

Adjudged that the petition is denied, without costs or disbursements, the determination is annulled, and the proceeding is dismissed on the merits.

The complainant’s claim is based upon the fact that the…