Section 8 court ruling muddies NYC voucher rules

A state appellate court ruling striking down New York’s ban on Section 8 discrimination has thrown the city’s already fragile voucher ecosystem into confusion, raising questions about how or if landlords can be compelled to accept subsidized tenants. A five-judge panel in the Appellate Division’s Third Department ruled the state’s source-of-income discrimination law is unconstitutional as it applies to Section 8 vouchers. The court sided with an Ithaca landlord who argued the program’s mandatory inspections and records access violate property owners’ Fourth Amendment rights by effectively forcing warrantless searches. The decision technically invalidates the state’s requirement that landlords accept Section […] This article originally appeared on The Real Deal. Click here to read the full story.