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Columbia County Fair Housing
Columbia County Fair Housing
For Rental Payment Assistance, please contact the following organizations:
Promise Neighborhood 518-929-7732
Catholic Charities 518-828-8660
or
Columbia Opportunities 518-828-4611
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
Fair Housing Officer (FHO) - William Fisher
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)
Housing Advisory Board (HAB)
Dominick Merante, Chairperson -- dmerante@ilchv.org (Independent Living Center of the Hudson Valley)
Rev. Kim Singletary -- Kim.lsingletary@gmail.com (Overcomers Ministries)
Joseph Pomeroy -- jpomeroy@st-cath.org (St. Catherine's Center for Children)
Barbara Palmateer -- bpalmateer@cagcny.org (Community Action of Greene County)
Samantha Black--samantha.black@columbiacountyny.gov
Trish Mayo -- Columbia County Department of Mental Health - tricia.mayo@columbiacountyny.com
Danielle Hotaling - ReEntry Columbia - danielleh.reentry@gmail.com
Jared Camacho - St. Catherine's Center for Children - jcamacho@st-cath.org
Purpose: The purpose of the Fair Housing Department is to assure that no member of the community is discriminated against in either the rental or purchase of housing based on the following "protected characteristics:" Race, Religion (creed), National Origin, Sex, Age, Disability, Marital Status, Military Status, Family Status, Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity, as guaranteed under the Federal Fair Housing Act and the New York State Division of Human Rights (518-474-2705). Part of its mission is also to insure that tenants' rights are not violated as set forth in the Tenants' Rights Guide and mandated by the Attorney General's Office of New York State. These include but may not limited to the Landlord's obligations and requirements as they relate to the Warranty of Habitability and Repairs, Security Deposits, Rent Increases, Leases, Harassment, Retaliation and Evictions. These rights have been further enhanced and strengthened by the enactment of New York State's Housing Stability and Tenant's Protection Act of 2019.
Purpose: The purpose of the Fair Housing Department is to assure that no member of the community is discriminated against in either the rental or purchase of housing based on the following "protected characteristics:" Race, Religion (creed), National Origin, Sex, Age, Disability, Marital Status, Military Status, Family Status, Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity, as guaranteed under the Federal Fair Housing Act and the New York State Division of Human Rights (518-474-2705). Part of its mission is also to insure that tenants' rights are not violated as set forth in the Tenants' Rights Guide and mandated by the Attorney General's Office of New York State. These include but may not limited to the Landlord's obligations and requirements as they relate to the Warranty of Habitability and Repairs, Security Deposits, Rent Increases, Leases, Harassment, Retaliation and Evictions. These rights have been further enhanced and strengthened by the enactment of New York State's Housing Stability and Tenant's Protection Act of 2019.
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