This Part 1 shall be known as the "Fair Housing Law."
The purpose of this Part 1 is to prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin in the sale, rental or advertising of dwellings, in the provision of brokerage services or in the availability of residential real-estate-related transactions.
A. 
Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (Sec. 804) prohibits discrimination in the sale or rental of housing and (Sec. 805) the financing of housing because of race, color, religion or national origin.
B. 
Section 109 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (PL 93-83) as amended in 1977 (PL 95-128) and in 1988 (PL 100-430) requires that no person in the United States shall, on the grounds of race, color, national origin, sex, familial status or handicap, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of or be subject to discrimination under program or activity funded in whole or in part with community development funds.
C. 
Regulations 23 CFR 570, 601(c)(1)(2)(3), pursuant to the Community Development Block Grant Program, outlines specific actions that are discriminatory and prohibited.
D. 
Regulations 24 CFR 570, 601(4)(i), pursuant to the Community Development Block Grant Program, require that the recipient must take affirmative action to overcome the effect of prior discrimination.
E. 
The City of Ogdensburg, as a recipient of funding under the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (PL 93-83) as amended in 1977 (PL 95-128) and in 1988 (PL 100-430) will take affirmative action to ensure that no person shall, on the grounds of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status or handicap, be excluded from participation in, be denied benefits of or be subject to discrimination under any program or activity funded in whole or in part with community development funds.
A copy of this Part 1 and plan, together with a copy of Executive Order 11083, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, and copies of state and local fair housing laws shall be kept on file in the City Clerk's office.
A. 
General. For the purpose of this Part 1, certain words or phrases herein shall be interpreted as follows, except where the context clearly indicates the contrary; words used in the singular include the plural, words used in the present tense include the future tense, the word "person" includes a corporation as well as an individual, and the word "shall" is always mandatory.
B. 
Specific words or phrases. For the purpose of this Part 1, certain terms or words herein shall be interpreted as follows:
DISCRIMINATORY HOUSING PRACTICE
An act that is unlawful under Article II.
DWELLING
Any building, structure or portion thereof which is occupied as or designed or intended for occupancy as a residence by one or more families and any vacant land which is offered for sale or lease for the construction or location thereon of any such building, structure or portion thereof.
FAMILY
Includes a single individual.
PERSON
One or more individuals, corporations, partnerships, associations, labor organizations, legal representatives, mutual companies, joint-stock companies, trusts, unincorporated organizations, trustees, trustees in bankruptcy, receivers and fiduciaries.
TO RENT
To lease, to sublease, to let and otherwise to grant for a consideration the right to occupy premises not owned by the occupant.