Case Type
Other
Housing Type
Other
Court
City of New York Commission on Human Rights
County
New York County (Manhattan)
L&T / Index / Case / Docket / Clerk's Number
OATH Index No. 2801/18
Petitioner
NYC COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS and HOLLY ONDAAN
Respondent
DIANNA LYSIUS
Judge
N/A (administrative agency decision)
Decision/Order Date
2020-11-24
Posture
Other
Disposition
Other
Winner
Tenant Substantially Won
Synopsis
In this 2020 NYC Commission on Human Rights decision, the agency found the landlord unlawfully discriminated against the tenant by threatening to call ICE, in violation of the NYC Human Rights Law. The tenant was not precluded from bringing this claim despite related housing court litigation. The Commission awarded the tenant $28,000 in compensatory damages and ordered the landlord into a restorative justice process, with $12,000 in civil penalties for noncompliance.
Keywords
Threatening or Actually Calling ICE Constitutes Discrimination; No Claim Preclusion Despite Issue Raised in Housing Court; Damages Imposed; Restorative Justice Required
Recommended Citation
"Matter of Commission on Human Rights and Ondaan v Lysius" (2020). All Decisions. 2237.
https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/housing_court_all/2237
