With tens of thousands of New Yorkers fleeing the high-tax state amid the coronavirus pandemic under and Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s leadership, the embattled governor is cracking down on housing discrimination.
The state will send “undercover testers” posing as potential renters or homebuyers to try and uncover housing discrimination, the governor’s office said Thursday.
“Every New Yorker has the right to live in the community of their choice without fear of discriminatory treatment,” Cuomo said in a statement.
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Cuomo’s office said that a state investigation last month found illegal “redlining” in and around Buffalo.
The “testing” will be conducted by nonprofit groups and focused on sellers, brokers and landlords, the governor’s office said.
Additionally, new regulations will take effect on March 17 that require real estate appraisers to be trained in fair housing and fair lending laws.
An October report revealed that New York…