Village of Canajoharie, NY Chapter 59 Fair Housing

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Canajoharie 5-15-1984 by resolution. Amendments noted where applicable.]

§ 59-1 Policy.

It is the policy of the Village of Canajoharie to obey all applicable fair housing laws, that no person shall, on the grounds of race, color, national origin or sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefit of or be subject to discrimination under any program or activity funded, in whole or in part, with community development funds, and to affirmatively further fair housing.

§ 59-2 Affirmative actions.

It shall be the policy of the Village of Canajoharie that the following affirmative actions be complied with:

A. A copy of this chapter and the accompanying plan, together with a copy of Executive Order 11063, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, and copies of other applicable laws and regulations shall be kept on file in the Municipal Building.

B. Discrimination complaint forms approved by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will be available to the general public at the Municipal Building.

C. Assistance shall be provided to all persons in filing the forms, and all eligible persons shall be referred to legal aid or comparable service agency for further assistance, if necessary.

D. Copies of HUD Fair Housing pamphlets will be distributed to all interested parties, upon request.

E. All advertising for the community development program will use the Equal Housing Opportunity logo type and statement.

F. The Fair Housing Officer will collect all complaints filed with the Village and perform preliminary investigation to ascertain and verify the allegation.

G. If the Fair Housing Officer is unable to conciliate the issue, he or she will refer it to all state and federal agencies (United States Department of Housing and Urban Development and the New York State Division of Human Rights).

H. The Fair Housing Officer will forward a copy of this chapter to all local banks and finance organizations and cooperatively work for voluntary compliance with Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968.