CC Fair Housing HOMELATEST UPDATESCOMPLIANCEMore Columbia County Fair Housing Fair Housing Officer William Fisher Phone: 518-828-0342 Email: wms123123@live.com Contact information for Landlord/Tenants Rights Robert (Bob) Romaker; Managing Attorney; Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York; rromaker@lasnny.org; 518-689-6328 Hon. John (Jack) Connor, Jr., Hudson City Court; HudsonCityCourt@nycourts.gov; 518-267-3082 Alexx Gillespie; Resource Specialist; Community Action of Greene County; agillespie@cagcny.org; 518-943-9205, x-108 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 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) Theresa Mayhew – HAB Chair – mmayhew1@nycap.rr.com (Community member, retired Cornell Cooperative Extension Columbia Greene Counties) Bertram Downes – bert.reentry@gmail.com (Reentry Columbia County) Laurie Scott - laurie.reentry@gmail.com (Reentry Columbia County) Brenda Adams -- supervisor@canaannewyork.org (Town of Canaan Supervisor) Carol Michael -- chaconiagold@hotmail.com (Community member, retired from Housing Resources) Dominick Merante -- dmerante@ilchv.org (Independent Living Center of the Hudson Valley) Edward Coons -- edward.coons@columbiacountyny.com (Columbia County Health Department) Gail Paone -- gpaone@columbiaopportunities.org (Columbia Opportunities) Rev. Kim Singletary -- klsomic@gmail.com (Overcomers Ministries) Kylie Proper -- kproper@st-cath.org (St. Catherine’s) Letty Malin --lmalin12521@gmail.com (Mental Health Association of Columbia & Greene Counties) Lisa Dixon-Watson -- ldixon@nubk.com (Community Bank) Stephanie Snyder -- stephanie.snyder2@dfa.state.ny.us (Columbia County Department of Social Services) Alexx Gillespie --agillespie@cagcny.org (Community Action of Greene County) Theresa Joyner -- onestophomeshopping800@yahoo.com (One Stop Realty) 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. This site uses cookies from Google to deliver its services and to analyze traffic. Information about your use of this site is shared with Google. By using this site, you agree to its use of cookies. LEARN MOREGOT IT