Because co-op boards operate as directors of a private corporation, they are permitted to rule on who is allowed in with little to no oversight — despite the 1968 Fair Housing Act, which prohibits housing discrimination.
If you have tried to purchase a co-op apartment in New York City but were rejected by a co-op board for reasons you believe were unrelated to your ability to pay for the home, The New York Times would like to hear from you.
I’m Debra Kamin, a real estate reporter, and much of my work focuses on exposing wrongdoing, including discrimination. After I reported on racism in the home appraisal industry, the Biden administration set up a national task force to address racial bias in home valuations. My feature on a Virginia woman who was told that her home sale was being canceled after the seller learned she was Black prompted a national outcry.
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Debra Kamin reports on real estate, covering what it means to buy, sell and own a home in America today.
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