United States v. Sayville Development LLC (E.D.N.Y.)

On October 2, 2015, the court entered a consent order in United States v. Sayville Dev. Group (E.D.N.Y.), a Fair Housing Act pattern or practice case. The complaint, filed on August 28, 2007,  alleged design and construction violations against an owner and architect  in Sayville, New York.  The consent order, requires the retrofit of two of the Defendants’ properties, the payment of $32,500 in compensatory damages to be divided among current and former residents, and a not-for profit fair housing organization, Long Island Housing Services.  In addition, the defendants must set aside $5,000 in a fund to retrofit certain items at a tenant’s request, and pay a civil penalty of $2,500.