Except as exempted by Article
III, it shall be unlawful within the City of Cortland:
A. To refuse to sell or rent after the making of a bona fide offer or
to refuse to negotiate for the sale or rental of or otherwise make
unavailable or deny a dwelling to any person because of race, color,
religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin.
B. To discriminate against any person in the terms, conditions or privileges
of sale or rental of a dwelling or in the provision of services or
facilities in connection therewith because of race, color, religion,
sex, handicap, familial status or national origin.
C. To make, print or publish or cause to be made, printed or published
any notice, statement or advertisement with respect to the sale or
rental of a dwelling that indicates any preference, limitation or
discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial
status or national origin or an intention to make any such preference,
limitation or discrimination.
D. To represent to any person because of race, color, religion, sex,
handicap, familial status or national origin that any dwelling is
not available for inspection, sale or rental when such dwelling is
in fact so available.
E. For profit, to induce or attempt any person to sell or rent any dwelling by representations regarding
the entry into the neighborhood of a person or persons of a particular
race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national
origin.
It shall be unlawful within the City of Cortland for any bank,
building and loan association, insurance company or other corporation,
association, firm or enterprise whose business consists in whole or
in part in the making of commercial real estate loans to deny a loan
or other financial assistance to a person applying therefor for the
purpose of purchasing, constructing, improving, repairing or maintaining
a dwelling; or to discriminate against them in the fixing of the amount,
interest rate, duration or other terms or conditions of such loan
or other financial origin of such person or of any person associated with them in connection with such loan or other financial assistance or the purposes of such loan or other financial assistance or of the present or prospective owners, lessees, tenants or occupants of the dwelling or dwellings in relation to which such loan or other financial assistance is to be made or given, provided that nothing contained in this section shall impair the scope or effectiveness of the exceptions contained in Article
III.
It shall be unlawful within the City of Cortland to deny any
person access to or membership or participation in any multiple-listing
service, real estate broker's organization or other service, organization
or facility relating to the business of selling or renting dwellings;
or to discriminate against them in the terms or conditions of such
access, membership or participation on account of race, color, religion,
sex, handicap, familial status or national origin.