Annual Holiday Party Will be held at Floral Terrace, 250 Jericho Tpk. Floral Park, NY 11001 Thursday, Dec. 17, 2009 6:30 to 11:00 p.m.

Welcome to the new website of Gutman, Mintz, Baker & Sonnenfeldt P.C. The website provides our clients with up to date information regarding their buildings and tenants. Login with your customer ID and select your building to navigate through the information your wish to view. You can navigate back, or simply click on the customer link to go back to the building list. or Click on the Building link to navigate back to the building information.

Rejecting Section 8 Subsidies Pursuant to Int. No 61-A, also known as Local Law 10, which was passed by the New York City Counsel on 3/27/08 landlords may not discriminate against prospective tenants based on their "lawful source of income". The term "lawful source of income" is defined as "income derived from social security, or any form of federal, state or local public assistance or housing assistance including Section 8 Vouchers". In other words, landlords are effectively prohibited from rejecting prospective tenants on the sole basis that such tenants will be receiving rent subsidy payments from such programs as Section 8. Essentially, Local Law 10 analogizes a landlord's refusal to rent to a tenant because they will cover their rent with a Section 8 voucher to a landlord's refusal to rent to a tenant because of their race, gender, creed, disability, etc.