The nonprofit says it sent black and white testers to the 48-unit building throughout 2016, and in multiple instances, black testers were told nothing was available and dismissed, while white testers were welcomed inside to see apartments.

The complaint outlines multiple examples of this alleged behavior, describing how Parkoff and the building superintendent were very helpful to white testers who came looking for apartments. The super told white testers about tenants who were planning to break their leases and even described another building the landlord owned on Ocean Parkway as “super, super Jewish,” the suit alleges.

The landlord has been the target of multiple tenant lawsuits in recent years. In June, a group of tenants sued the company for allegedly overcharging them on rent and illegally deregulating units in Manhattan and the Bronx. Last September, a group of tenants at 3300 Netherland Avenue in the Bronx sued Parkoff, claiming the landlord illegally deregulated units.

The company was also sued more than 25 years ago for not letting Hispanics and blacks rent in eight of the company’s buildings, according to the FHJC complaint, which states that the company “plainly did not learn its lesson” from that case.

“Here we are 25 years later, and the same thing seems to be happening,” said Mariann Meier Wang, attorney for the plaintiffs. “It’s systemic, and over and over again, the African-Americans are being told higher rents or that there are no openings when there are.”

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