For the purpose of providing and ensuring fair housing opportunities
for all within the Village of Castleton-on-Hudson, the Village Board
of the Village of Castleton-on-Hudson hereby obtains, enacts and publishes
this chapter, amending the prior chapter dealing with the subject
matter herein. The objectives of this Fair Housing Plan are to promote
the observance of Fair Housing Laws of the United States and to affirmatively
further fair housing practices with the Village of Castleton-on-Hudson.
Except as exempted by §
34-6 herein, it shall be unlawful within the Village of Castleton-on-Hudson:
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
to 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 Village of Castleton-on-Hudson 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 purpose 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 §
34-6 herein.
It shall be unlawful within the Village of Castleton-on-Hudson
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 Village Board of the Village of Castleton-on-Hudson 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 or regulations, 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 Village of Castleton-on-Hudson" or the "Fair Housing Plan"
of the Village of Castleton-on-Hudson.