City of Cortland, NY
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2021-06-15
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The Code
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 131 Fair Housing
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Article IV Administration and Enforcement
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter
- The Code
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 5 Administration of Government
- Ch 7 Administrative Appeals Panel
- Ch 10 Boards and Commissions
- Ch 11 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 17 Defense and Indemnification
- Ch 18 Best-Value Purchasing
- Ch 20 Energize NY Benefit Financing Program
- Ch 29 Officers and Employees
- Ch 31 Ordinances, Adoption of
- Ch 44 Seal, Municipal
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 60 Adult Entertainment Businesses
- Ch 63 Advertising Materials
- Ch 68 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 69 Amusement Devices
- Ch 74 Animals
- Ch 81 (Reserved)
- Ch 87 Bicycles
- Ch 91 (Reserved)
- Ch 95 Bingo
- Ch 100 Building Construction and Fire Prevention
- Ch 102 Rental Housing
- Ch 104 Buildings, Dangerous
- Ch 107 Buildings, Vacant
- Ch 109 (Reserved)
- Ch 113 Curfew
- Ch 118 Dumpsters
- Ch 122 Electrical Standards
- Ch 127 Excavations
- Ch 131 Fair Housing
- Ch 131 Art IV Administration and Enforcement
- § 131-10 Authority; penalties for offenses.
- Ch 134 Fees
- Ch 135 Housing Code
- Ch 136 Firearms
- Ch 138 Flood Damage Prevention
- Ch 142 Food, Display of
- Ch 146 Games of Chance
- Ch 150 Graffiti
- Ch 164 Junkyards and Scrapyards
- Ch 176 Licenses and Licensing
- Ch 181 Littering
- Ch 193 Noise
- Ch 194 Nuisances
- Ch 196 Oil and Gas Drilling
- Ch 199 Parades, Processions and Assemblies
- Ch 202 Parks and Recreation Areas
- Ch 208 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 213 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 214 Plumbing
- Ch 220 Property Maintenance
- Ch 226 Radioactive Materials
- Ch 233 Sales, Special
- Ch 234 Sidewalk Cafes
- Ch 238 Smoking and Tobacco Products
- Ch 241 Solid Waste
- Ch 245 Streets, Sidewalks and Public Places
- Ch 250 Subdivision of Land
- Ch 254 Taxation
- Ch 258 (Reserved)
- Ch 263 (Reserved)
- Ch 269 (Reserved)
- Ch 273 Trees
- Ch 285 Violations
- Ch 289 Wastewater Discharge
- Ch 291 Water
- Ch 293 Watercourses
- Ch 300 Zoning
- Derivation Table
- Ch DT Derivation Table
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
A.
Authority and responsibility. The authority and responsibility for
publicizing, administering and enforcing this chapter shall be in
the City's fair housing officer, to be designated by the Mayor of
the City of Cortland.
B.
Violations. Violations of this chapter shall be reported in writing
to the City's fair housing officer, state fair housing officer and/or
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) within one year
of the alleged discriminatory housing practice.
C.
Enforcement. Where the fair housing officer determines that sufficient
cause exists to believe that the terms of this chapter have been violated,
the fair housing officer may commence an action in the City Court
of the City of Cortland in accordance with the provisions of Article
100 of the Criminal Procedure Law of the State of New York, as the
same may be amended from time to time.
D.
Penalties. A violation of this chapter shall be an unclassified misdemeanor
as defined in the Penal Law of the State of New York. Where a person
or organization has been found guilty of a violation of this chapter,
a fine shall be imposed on such person or organization, not to exceed
$1,000 for a first offense and $2,000 for each additional offense.
The minimum fine for violations of this chapter shall be $500 for
a first offense and $1,000 for each additional offense. Each and every
separate violation of this chapter shall be deemed a separate offense
for the purposes of imposing the appropriate fine.
