Kamuf Ward highlights housing resolutions and education work
Kamuf Ward describes another case where housing providers agreed to 14 months of rental credit and an accessible apartment transfer. She says CCHR couples enforcement with Human Rights Law 101 trainings and community partnerships.
I want to highlight that in fiscal year 26, case resolutions also played a role in ensuring New Yorkers with disabilities were able to access their housing.
We heard about one example already.
In another matter, the commission was able to assist an individual whose landlord had refused to enter into a cooperative dialogue or in
install a ramp after their mobility became limited.
As a result, the tenant had to stay longer than needed in a rehab facility because he could not enter his building.
The commission ultimately secured an agreement to compel the housing provider to build a ramp, and the complaint was awarded $122,000 in emotional distress damages as well as reimbursed back rent.
In another matter, housing providers that failed to accommodate an individual ultimately agreed to provide 14 months of rental credit and to transfer the individual to an accessible apartment.
These case outcomes demonstrate that disability enforcement resolutions are tailored for an array of circumstances.