Geneva, N.Y., Code of Ordinances ch. 158 § 158-9

A. It is an unfair real estate practice for any lender, or any agent or employee thereof, to whom application is made for financial assistance for the purchase, lease, acquisition, construction, rehabilitation, repair, or maintenance of any real property, or any other person whose business includes engaging in real estate-related transactions, to: (1) Discriminate against any person, prospective occupant or tenant of real property in the granting, withholding, extending, making available, modifying or renewing, or in the rates, terms, conditions or privileges of, any such financial assistance, or in the extension of services in connection therewith; or (2) Use any form of application for such financial assistance or make any record of inquiry in connection with applications for such financial assistance which expresses, directly or indirectly, any limitation, specification, or discrimination because of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, familial status, or disability, unless required or authorized by local, state or federal laws or agencies for the purpose of preventing discrimination in real property; provided that nothing in this provision shall prohibit any party to a credit transaction from requesting designation of marital status for the purpose of considering application of community property law to the individual case or from taking reasonable action thereon or from requesting information regarding age, or familial status when such information is necessary to determine the applicant's ability to repay the loan. B. Appraisal exemption. Nothing in this chapter prohibits a person engaged in the business of furnishing appraisals of real property from taking into consideration factors other than race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, familial status, or disability.