North Hempstead, N.Y., Code of Ordinances ch. 28A (eCode360 ed. 2026) § 28A-3

A. Certain types of discrimination prohibited; exceptions. (1) No person or agent acting on behalf of another shall: (a) Refuse to sell, rent or lease any housing accommodation or any facilities of any housing accommodation or land in the Town of North Hempstead to any person, or refuse to negotiate for the sale, rental or lease of any housing accommodation or land to any person by reason of race, creed, color or national origin of such person, or represent that any housing accommodation or land is not available for inspection, sale, rental or lease when in fact it is so available, or otherwise deny or withhold any housing accommodation or any facilities of any housing accommodation or land from any person because of the race, creed, color or national origin of such person. (b) Discriminate against any person because of his race, creed, color or national origin in the terms, conditions or privileges of the sale, rental or lease of any housing accommodation, or in the furnishing of facilities or services in connection therewith. (c) Print or circulate or cause to be printed or circulated any statement, advertisement or publication, or use any form of application for the purchase, rental or lease of any housing accommodation or land, or make any record of inquiry in connection with the prospective purchase, rental or lease of any housing accommodation or land which expresses, directly or indirectly, any limitation, specification or discrimination as to race, creed, color or national origin, or any intent to make any such limitation, specification or discrimination. (2) The provisions of Subsection A(1) shall not apply to: (a) The rental of a housing accommodation in a building which contains housing accommodations for not more than two (2) families living independently of each other if the owner or members of his family reside in one (1) of such housing accommodations. (b) The rental of a room or rooms in a housing accommodation if such rental is by the occupant of the housing accommodation or by the owner of the housing accommodation and he or members of his family reside in such housing accommodation. B. No person, bank, trust company, private banker, savings bank, industrial bank, savings and loan association, credit union, investment company, mortgage company, insurance company or other financial institution or lender doing business in the Town of North Hempstead (and if incorporated regardless of whether incorporated under the laws of the State of New York, the United States or any other jurisdiction), or any officer, agent or employee thereof to whom application is made for financial assistance for the purchase, acquisition, construction, rehabilitation, repair or maintenance of any housing accommodation or land in the Town of North Hempstead shall: (1) Discriminate against any such applicant because of the race, creed, color or national origin of such applicant or of any member, stockholder, director, officer or employee of such applicant or applicants, or of the prospective occupants or tenants of such housing accommodation or land in the granting, withholding, extending or renewing, or in the fixing of the rates, terms or conditions of any such financial assistance. (2) Use any form or application for such financial assistance or make any record or inquiry in connection with applications for such financial assistance which expresses, directly or indirectly, any limitation, specification or discrimination because of race, creed, color or national origin. C. No person shall aid, abet, incite, compel or coerce the doing of any of the acts forbidden under this ordinance or attempt to do so. D. No person engaged in any activity to which this ordinance applies shall retaliate or discriminate against any person because such person has opposed any practices forbidden under this ordinance or because such person has filed a complaint, testified or assisted in any proceeding under the ordinance.