[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the
Town of Shandaken 5-14-1997. Amendments noted where applicable.]
It is the policy of the Town of Shandaken to
obey all applicable fair housing laws, that no person shall, because
of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national
origin, 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.
To affirmatively further fair housing, it shall
be the policy of the Town of Shandaken that the following affirmative
actions shall 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 Town Hall.
B.
Discrimination complaint forms approved by the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will be available
to the general public at the Town Hall.
C.
Assistance shall be provided to all persons in filing
the forms, and all eligible persons shall be referred to legal aid
or a 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 of the town will collect
all complaints filed with the town 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 appropriate state and federal
agencies (U.S. 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.
