New York Advisory Committee Announces Public Meetings on Potential Racial Discrimination in Residential Rental Eviction Policies and Enforcement

The New York Advisory Committee (Committee) to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (Commission) will host a series of web briefings to hear testimony related to a study of possible racial discrimination in rental housing eviction policies and enforcement in New York State, with a focus on Albany, Buffalo, and NYC. Through this fact-finding exercise, the Committee will transmit findings and recommendations in a report to the Commission to share with appropriate federal, state, and local entities.