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In recent years, housing discrimination claims in New York City and State have predominantly involved alleged discrimination on the basis of disability, age, citizenship status, color, creed, familial status, gender, lawful occupation, lawful source of income, marital status, national origin, partnership status, race, religion, sexual orientation, and status as a veteran or victim of domestic violence (see NYC Admin Code. §8-107[5] the “City Human Rights Law,” Title 8 of the Administrative Code of the City of New York, see also, Executive Law Art. 15, the SHRL,” and the Fair Housing Act, 42 USC 42 U.S.C.A. §3601, et. seq. the “FHA,” collectively the “Housing Discrimination Laws”).