Columbia County Fair Housing
Contact information for Landlord/Tenants Rights
Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York 518-462-6765
Hon. John (Jack) Connor, Jr., Hudson City Court;
HudsonCityCourt@nycourts.gov; 518-267-3082
Barbara Palmateer, Director, Community Action of Greene County;
bpalmateer@cagcny.org; 518-943-9205 x111
Dale-Ann Brown; Program Director, Housing Choice Voucher Program;
dbrown@jeminc.com; 518-372-8846, x-120
William (Bill) Fisher; Columbia County Fair Housing Officer;
wms123123@live.com; 518-828-0342
Previous Updates (also refer to the NYS website at https://hcr.ny.gov/tenants)
10-7-21 LRAP Assistance Application
6-1-21 ERAP Application
5-10-21 Moratorium on Evictions Extended update
2-8-21 Moratorium on Evictions and Foreclosures update
1-5-21 NYS Update to Moratorium on Evictions and Foreclosures
NYS HCR Rent Relief Overview & Eligibility
10-7-21 LRAP Assistance Application
6-1-21 ERAP Application
5-10-21 Moratorium on Evictions Extended update
2-8-21 Moratorium on Evictions and Foreclosures update
1-5-21 NYS Update to Moratorium on Evictions and Foreclosures
NYS HCR Rent Relief Overview & Eligibility
Fair Housing Officer (FHO) - William Fisher
The Fair Housing Officer (FHO) is appointed by the County Board of Supervisors (BOS). The BOS is comprised of Supervisors from the County's eighteen towns and the five wards within the City of Hudson. The FHO, William Fisher is charged with the responsibility of reporting all matters, which effect or may effect housing within its borders, to the County Government Committee. The FHO is assisted by a Housing Advisory Board (HAB) which consists of volunteers from local government and individuals who make up the County's religious, business, financial, and housing, communities. The HAB is fully committed to fair housing, widely diverse in its membership, its knowledge of the County's demographics and the housing needs of its residents. It is with sincere thanks and gratitude that we list here the names of those volunteers currently serving on the HAB, together with their affiliations.
Housing Advisory Board (HAB)
Bertram Downes – bertwon@yahoo.com
Brenda Adams -- supervisor@canaannewyork.org (Town of Canaan Supervisor)
Dominick Merante, Chairperson -- dmerante@ilchv.org (Independent Living Center of the Hudson Valley)
Gail Paone -- gpaone@columbiaopportunities.org (Columbia Opportunities)
Rev. Kim Singletary -- klsomic@gmail.com (Overcomers Ministries)
Kylie Proper -- kproper@st-cath.org (St. Catherine’s)
Lisa Dixon-Watson -- lisa.dixon-watson@cbna.com (Community Bank)
Michele Troy-Ryder --Michele.Troy@dfa.state.ny.us (Columbia County Department of Social Services)
Barbara Palmateer -- bpalmateer@cagcny.org (Community Action of Greene County)
Theresa Joyner -- theressjoyner800@gmail.com (One Stop Realty)
Claire Cousin -- cousin.c1218@gmail.com (1st Ward Supervisor-elect, City of Hudson)
Magnolia McBroom -- magnolia.mcbroom@columbiacountyny.com (Columbia County Department of Health)
Trish Mayo -- Tmayo@hudsonhousingauthority.com (Hudson Housing Authority)