[Adopted 7-10-1979 by Ord. No. 59-1979]
The City of Cohoes, as a recipient of funding under the Housing and
Community Development Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-83), as amended in 1977 (P.L. 95-129),
will take affirmative action to ensure that no person shall, on the ground
of race, color, national origin, religion or sex, be excluded from participation
in, be denied benefits of or be subjected to discrimination under any program
or activity funded in whole or in part with community development funds.
The following department and agency offices will be opened to the public
to receive all discrimination complaints and to assist in the filing of such
complaints with the City of Cohoes:
A. Department of Community Development
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Responsible person: Fair Housing Officer
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Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Monday through Friday)
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Location: City Hall, Cohoes, New York
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B. Neighborhood Improvement Program
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Responsible person: Director
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Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Monday through Friday)
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Location: NIP Office, corner of Main Street and
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Columbia Street
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Cohoes, New York
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C. Central Relocation Office
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Responsible person: Director
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Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Mon-Fri)
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Location: Human Services Department
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169 Mohawk Street
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Cohoes, New York
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[Adopted 3-12-1991 by Ord. No. 12-1991]
The purpose of this article is to provide and ensure fair housing opportunities
for all within the City of Cohoes.
Except as exempted by §
148-9, it shall be unlawful within the City of Cohoes:
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, handicap, familial status or national origin.
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,
handicap, familial status or national origin.
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, handicap, familial status or national
origin or an intention to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination.
D. To represent to any person because of race, color, religion,
sex, handicap, familial status or national origin 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 particular race, color,
religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin.
It shall be unlawful within the City of Cohoes 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, improving, 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, handicap, familial status or national origin 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 the present or prospective owners, lessees, tenants or occupants of the dwelling or dwelling 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 §
148-9.
It shall be unlawful within the City of Cohoes 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, handicap, familial status or national
origin.
Where a person or organization has been found, after a trial on the
merits, in violation of this article, a fine may be imposed on such person
or organization of a minimum of $100 to a maximum of $1,000 for a first offense;
a minimum of $250 to a maximum of $2,500 for a second offense and a minimum
of $500 to a maximum of $5,000 for the third offense. Each and every separate
violation of this article shall be deemed an offense for the purpose of imposing
the appropriate fine.