On December 4, 2012, Housing works reported a landmark decision that found NYC’s second largest realtor guilty of housing discrimination against people living with AIDS. District Court Judge Samuel Conti ruled in Short v. Manhattan Apartments, Inc . that two New York City Realtors, Manhattan Apartments, Inc. (MA) and Abba Realty Associates, Inc. (Abba), discriminated against Keith Short and other individuals, who have AIDS, on the basis of their disability and because of their source of income--New York City’s HIV/AIDS Services Administration (HASA) rental assistance program. Mr. Short, a 45-year-old disabled man who suffers from AIDS, attempted to rent apartments from various real estate brokers, including MA. Mr. Short planned to finance his rent with a subsidy from HASA. MA allegedly refused to show him Mr. Short any apartments merely because of his disability and his source of financing the unit. As a result Mr. Short was homelessness for several months...
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