Abraham Strulovitch, Civil Rights Violation, New York 2023
Crime: The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against Abraham Strulovitch, a Bronx developer, for allegedly violating the Fair Housing Act’s accessibility provisions.
Defendant: Abraham Strulovitch, a developer of rental complexes in the Bronx and Orange County.
City and State: The Bronx, New York.
Date: June 10, 2023.
The lawsuit alleges that Strulovitch has engaged in a pattern and practice of discriminatory conduct by designing and constructing rental complexes that are inaccessible to people with disabilities. The complaint specifically highlights the inaccessible conditions at Riverdale Parc, a 54-unit rental complex in the Riverdale section of the Bronx, and Bluestone Commons, a 70-unit rental complex for senior residents in Maybrook, New York.
The inaccessible conditions at Riverdale Parc include an excessively high threshold at the main entrance and insufficiently wide doorways within the rental units. Similarly, Bluestone Commons has excessively high thresholds to balconies within the rental units and inaccessible locations of thermostats or other environmental controls in the rental units.
The complaint also alleges that Strulovitch is currently involved in designing and constructing two other rental complexes in the Bronx, 640 West 238th Street and 3707 Blackstone Avenue, which will contain a total of more than 90 rental units. The United States seeks a court order requiring Strulovitch to take steps necessary to ensure that both complexes will be constructed in compliance with the Fair Housing Act’s accessibility requirements.
The case is being handled by the Office’s Civil Rights Unit, with Assistant U.S. Attorneys Li Yu, Jacob Lillywhite, Jessica Jean Hu, and Natasha Teleanu in charge of the case.
Key Facts
- State: New York
- Category: Civil Rights Violation
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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