Legal Question in Discrimination Law in New York

Renting a room only to blacks

I share a 3 BR apartment with my BF & his sister. The apartment was under the name of my boyfriend�s aunt�s (Betty�s) domestic partner, Cathy. They had inhabited the apartment for 15 years when they decided to move away. They wanted 2 keep the apartment in the family & gave the apartment 2 my boyfriend & his brother. Then the landlord discovered that Cathy didn�t lived there (Betty still visited often enough). A court battle ensued - the landlord accused Cathy of illegally subletting. Cathy and Betty subsequently fought back, claiming that as domestic partners, Betty, who still occupied the apartment, had succession rights to Cathy�s lease. Recently, Cathy and Betty won the case. Betty was granted the lease under her name. The landlord thinks that Betty travels a lot & lives there w/ her nephew (my BF) whose sister and GF visit quite frequently. Betty comes to town maybe 2x a year. To recoup her legal costs, Betty wants to rent the spare BR. She wants 2 rent 2 a black person so they can blend in w/ us (we�re all black), look like family, & not draw attention 2 our real living situation. My question: can I state in my ads that we�re looking for a black tenant only? Would I be breaking any laws, discrimination or other?

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