The Hornell City Council hereby finds and declares that acts of prejudice,
intolerance, bigotry and discrimination which deny a person the opportunity
to sell, purchase, lease, rent or to obtain financing for the purchase or
lease of unimproved land or housing accommodations because of race, creed,
color, sex, marital status, physical disability or national origin undermines
the foundations of a free democratic community. The City Council declares
it to be the public policy of the City of Hornell to eliminate and prevent
such discrimination and to safeguard the right of every person to sell, purchase,
lease or rent or to obtain financing for the purchase or lease of unimproved
land or housing accommodations without regard to race, creed, color, sex,
marital status, physical disability or national origin. This chapter is adopted
in order to supplement the federal and state laws pertaining to fair housing.