NYCHRL Disability (§8-107)

NYC Administrative Code § 8-107 (Title 8, NYC Human Rights Law)

NYC Administrative Code § 8-107, the NYC Human Rights Law's "Unlawful discriminatory practices" provision, prohibits disability discrimination in housing, public accommodations, employment, and lending, and requires covered entities to make reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities unless doing so would impose an undue hardship. Per the Commission on Human Rights' Disability enforcement guidance, the covered entity bears the cost of the accommodation and may not pass it to the individual. Under the companion construction directive at § 8-130, the law is construed liberally and independently, so its protections can exceed comparable federal and state civil rights laws; it is enforced by the NYC Commission on Human Rights (CCHR).