SECTION 8 VOUCHERS, ETC. AND HOUSING DISCRIMINATION

The NYC Human Rights Law prohibits discrimination in housing based on your actual or perceived race, color, creed, age, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, gender (including gender identity and sexual harassment), sexual orientation, disability, marital status, partnership status, lawful occupation, family status, or lawful source of income. Lawful source of income includes income from Social Security, or any form of federal, state, or local public assistance or housing assistance including Section 8 vouchers.

See http://www.nyc.gov/html/fhnyc/html/protection/income.shtml