A New York City nonprofit housing group on Tuesday asked a district court in Manhattan to step in and enforce a 2009 consent decree that settled a lawsuit over Westchester County's alleged failure to enforce federal fair-housing laws.
The Anti-Discrimination Center—which as part of the 2009 settlement received $7.5 million from the county and was subsequently dismissed from overseeing the settlement's implementation—now wants to jump back in the fray.
It claims Westchester County is skirting its obligations to enforce fair-housing laws, pointing to missed deadlines and a failure to provide sufficient planning documents. (Read more...)
Very curious to see how this plays out. We are also wondering if this will affect prices for new Westchester condos. Please keep us posted and thanks for sharing.
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