Buffalo, N.Y., Code of Ordinances ch. 154, art. IV § 154-13

As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated: ADVERTISING Printing, circulating, placing or publishing or causing to be placed or published any written statement, including electronic media, with respect to the availability for sale or rent of housing or the listing of housing with any person, business or entity which maintains a referral list of available housing. COMPLAINANT Means the person who files a complaint with the Fair Housing Officer. DISABILITY A. A physical, mental or medical impairment resulting from anatomical, physiological, genetic or neurological conditions which prevents the exercise of a normal bodily function, which substantially limits one or more major life activities; or is demonstrable by medically accepted clinical or laboratory diagnostic techniques; or B. A record of having such an impairment; or a condition regarded by others as such an impairment; or an association with a person with such an impairment. 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, located within the City of Buffalo. FAMILIAL STATUS Any person who is pregnant or has a child or is in the process of obtaining legal custody of an individual who has not attained the age of 18 years; or one or more individuals who have not attained the age of 18 years domiciled with a parent or another person having legal custody of such individual or the designee thereof. GENDER IDENTITY AND EXPRESSION Include a person's actual or perceived gender-related identity, self-image, appearance, behavior, expression, or other gender-related characteristic regardless of whether the gender identity, self-image, appearance, expression, or behavior is different from that traditionally associated with the sex assigned to that person at birth, including, but not limited to the status of being transgender. HOUSING Any building, structure or portion thereof located within the City of Buffalo which is occupied, intended or designed for occupancy as the home, residence, or sleeping place of one or more persons sharing living quarters. LANDLORD An owner, lessor, sublessor, owner's or lessor's assignee, or managing agent, or other person having the right to sell, rent or lease housing constructed, or to be constructed, or any agent or employee thereof. MAJOR LIFE ACTIVITIES For purposes of this section, include, but are not limited to, caring for oneself, performing manual tasks, seeing, hearing, eating, sleeping, walking, standing, lifting, bending, speaking, breathing, learning, reading, concentrating, thinking, communicating, and working. Major life activities also include the operation of a bodily function, including but not limited to, functions of the immune system, normal cell growth, digestive, bowel, bladder, neurological, brain, respiratory, circulatory, endocrine, and reproductive functions. MARITAL STATUS Single, married, divorced, separated or widowed. MILITARY STATUS A person's participation in the United States military or the military of a state. NATIONAL ORIGIN Ancestry, birthplace, culture, or language. PERSON Includes one or more individuals, corporations, partnerships, associations, labor organizations, legal representatives, mutual companies, joint-stock companies, trusts, unincorporated organizations, fiduciaries, receivers, and trustees. REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION A change, exception, or adjustment to a rule, policy, practice, or service necessary for a person with a disability to have equal access to and enjoyment of housing, including public and common areas. RENT To lease or sublease, to let or to otherwise grant for a consideration the right to occupy a premises not owned by the occupant. SEXUAL ORIENTATION An individual's actual or perceived romantic, physical or sexual attraction to other persons, or lack thereof, on the basis of gender. A continuum of sexual orientation exists and includes, but is not limited to, heterosexuality, homosexuality, bisexuality, asexuality, and pansexuality. SOURCE OF INCOME The term "lawful source of income" shall include, but not be limited to, child support, alimony, foster care subsidies, income derived from social security, or any form of federal, state, or local public assistance or housing assistance, including, but not limited to, Section 8 vouchers, or any other form of housing assistance or credit whether or not such income or credit is paid or attributed directly to a landlord, and any other forms of lawful income. THERAPY DOG OR CAT Any dog or cat that is trained to aid the emotional and physical health of patients in hospitals, nursing homes, retirement homes, personal residences, and other settings and is actually used for such purpose, or any dog or cat during the period such dog or cat is being trained or bred for such purpose.