Developer Settles Fair Housing Act Claims, New York 2016
The United States has settled a federal lawsuit against Ginsburg Development Companies, alleging Fair Housing Act violations at two apartment complexes in Haverstraw, New York.
Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that the United States has settled the lawsuit, which was filed in September 2016. Under the settlement, Ginsburg Development Companies has agreed to make retrofits to the Riverside and Parkside apartment complexes to make them more accessible to individuals with disabilities.
The settlement requires Ginsburg Development Companies to provide up to $125,000 to compensate aggrieved persons and to pay a civil penalty of $50,000. The resolution of the lawsuit was approved on April 12, 2018, by U.S. District Judge Nelson S. Román.
The Riverside and Parkside apartment complexes, which together contain more than 200 rental units, have a number of inaccessible features, including excessively high thresholds within individual units, insufficient clear floor spaces in bathrooms and kitchens, and doors in both individual units and common areas that are not wide enough to accommodate people in wheelchairs.
Ginsburg Development Companies has also committed to establishing procedures to ensure that its future residential development projects will comply with the accessibility requirements of the Fair Housing Act. The settlement requires the company to retain an FHA compliance consultant to assess the design documents and conduct site visits to identify non-compliant conditions.
Any individual who may be entitled to compensation can file a claim by contacting the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York.
Ginsburg Development Companies, a Westchester developer, has agreed to make retrofits to the Riverside and Parkside apartment complexes in Haverstraw, New York, to make them more accessible to individuals with disabilities.
The settlement requires Ginsburg Development Companies to provide up to $125,000 to compensate aggrieved persons and to pay a civil penalty of $50,000.
Ginsburg Development Companies has committed to establishing procedures to ensure compliance with the accessibility requirements of the Fair Housing Act at its future residential development projects.
The Riverside and Parkside apartment complexes, which together contain more than 200 rental units, have a number of inaccessible features, including excessively high thresholds within individual units, insufficient clear floor spaces in bathrooms and kitchens, and doors in both individual units and common areas that are not wide enough to accommodate people in wheelchairs.
Ginsburg Development Companies has agreed to make retrofits to the Riverside and Parkside apartment complexes to make them more accessible to individuals with disabilities.
The settlement requires Ginsburg Development Companies to provide up to $125,000 to compensate aggrieved persons and to pay a civil penalty of $50,000.
Ginsburg Development Companies has committed to establishing procedures to ensure compliance with the accessibility requirements of the Fair Housing Act at its future residential development projects.
The Riverside and Parkside apartment complexes, which together contain more than 200 rental units, have a number of inaccessible features, including excessively high thresholds within individual units, insufficient clear floor spaces in bathrooms and kitchens, and doors in both individual units and common areas that are not wide enough to accommodate people in wheelchairs.
Ginsburg Development Companies has agreed to make retrofits to the Riverside and Parkside apartment complexes to make them more accessible to individuals with disabilities.
Defendant: Ginsburg Development Companies
Criminal Charges: Fair Housing Act violations
City and State: Haverstraw, New York
Exact Date: September 2016
Sentence or Outcome: Settlement with requirements to make retrofits, pay $50,000 civil penalty, and provide up to $125,000 in compensation
Dollar Amounts: $50,000 civil penalty, up to $125,000 in compensation
Key Facts
- State: New York
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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