For the purpose of providing and ensuring fair
housing opportunities for all within the Town of Niskayuna, the Town
Board of the Town of Niskayuna hereby obtains, enacts and publishes
this chapter.
Except as exempted by §
140-6, it shall be unlawful within the Town of Niskayuna:
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, national origin, handicap, or familial
status.
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, national origin, handicap or familial status.
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,
national origin, handicap or familial status or an intention to make
any such preference, limitation or discrimination.
D. To represent to any person because of race, color,
religion, sex, national origin, handicap, or familial status 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 to induce any person
to sell or rent any dwelling by representations regarding the entry
or prospective entry into the neighborhood of a person or persons
of a particular race, color, religion, sex, national origin, handicap
or familial status.
It shall be unlawful within the Town of Niskayuna 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, repairing, or maintaining a dwelling or to discriminate against him in the fixing of the amount, interest rate, duration, or other terms or conditions of such loan or other financial assistance because of the race, color, religion, sex, national origin, handicap, or familial status of such person or of any person associated with him 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 exception contained in §
140-6.
It shall be unlawful within the Town of Niskayuna
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 him in the terms or
conditions of such access, membership, or participation on account
of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, handicap or familial
status.
The Town Board of the Town of Niskayuna may,
on its own initiative or on petition, amend, supplement, or repeal
the provisions of this chapter in conformity with applicable law after
public notice and hearing.
In their interpretation and application, the
provisions of this chapter shall be held to be minimum requirements
adopted for the promotion of the public health, morals, and safety
or the general welfare. Whenever the requirements of this chapter
are at variance with the requirements of any other lawfully adopted
rules, regulations, or ordinances, the most restrictive, or that imposing
the highest standards, shall govern.
This chapter shall be known and may be cited
as the "Fair Housing Law of the Town of Niskayuna."