Islip, N.Y., Code of Ordinances ch. 26 (eCode360 ed. 2026) § 26-4

A. No person or agent acting on behalf of another shall: (1) Refuse to sell, rent or lease any housing accommodation or any facilities of any housing accommodation or land in the Town of Islip to any person or group of persons, or refuse to negotiate for the sale, rental or lease of any housing accommodation or land to any person or group of persons by reason of race, creed, color, sex, disability, familial status, sexual orientation, age, marital status, military status or national origin of such person or persons, 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 or group of persons because of the race, creed, color, sex, disability, familial status, sexual orientation, age, marital status, military status or national origin of such person or persons. (2) Discriminate against any person because of his race, creed, color, sex, disability, familial status, sexual orientation, age, marital status, military status 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 service in connection therewith. (3) Print or circulate or cause to be printed or circulated any statement, advertisement or publication, or use any form or application for the purchase, rental or lease of any housing accommodation or land, or make any record or 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, sex, disability, familial status, sexual orientation, age, marital status, military status or national origin or any intent to make any such limitation, specification or discrimination. B. No real estate broker, real estate salesperson or employee or agent thereof or any other individual, corporation, partnership or organization, for the purpose of inducing a real estate transaction from which any such person or any of its stockholders or members may benefit financially, shall: (1) Engage in the practice of steering or channeling a prospective home or property purchaser into or away from an area because of race, creed, color, sex, disability, familial status, sexual orientation, age, marital status, military status or national origin, whether on his own initiative or in response to the purchaser's initiative, or either directly or indirectly discourage the prospective buyer from purchasing a home in a particular area because of race, creed, color, sex, disability, familial status, sexual orientation, age, marital status, military status or national origin. (2) Represent that a change has occurred or will or may occur in the composition with respect to race, creed, color, sex, disability, familial status, sexual orientation, age, marital status, military status or national origin of the owners or occupants in the block, neighborhood or area in which the real property is located, and represent, directly or indirectly, that this change will or may result in undesirable consequences in the block, neighborhood or area in which the real property is located, including but not limited to the lowering of property values, an increase in criminal or antisocial behavior or a decline in the quality of schools or other facilities. C. 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 Islip (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 Islip, shall: (1) Discriminate against any such applicant or applicants because of the race, creed, color, sex, disability, familial status, sexual orientation, age, marital status, military status or national origin of such applicant or applicants, nor of any member, stockholder, director, officer or employee of such applicant or applicants, nor of the prospective occupants or tenants of such housing accommodations 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 of inquiry in connection with applications for such financial assistance which expresses, directly or indirectly, any limitation, specification or discrimination because of race, creed, color, sex, disability, familial status, sexual orientation, age, marital status, military status or national origin. D. 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. E. 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 or testified or assisted in any proceeding under this ordinance. F. The provisions of this section shall not apply to: (1) The rental of a housing accommodation in a building which contains housing accommodations for not more than two families living independently of each other, if the owner resides in one of such housing accommodations; (2) To the restriction of the rental of all rooms in a housing accommodation to individuals of the same sex: (3) To 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 the owner resides in such housing accommodation; or (4) Solely with respect to age and familial status to the restriction of the sale, rental or lease of housing accommodations exclusively to persons 62 years of age or older and the spouse of any such person, or for housing intended and operated for occupancy by at least one person 55 years of age or older per unit. In determining whether housing is intended and operated for occupancy by persons 55 years of age or older, the following requirements shall be met: (a) At least 80% of the occupied units are occupied by at least one person who is 55 years of age or older; (b) The housing facility or community publishes and adheres to policies and procedures that demonstrate the intent that the housing accommodation be occupied by persons 55 years of age or older; and (c) The housing facility or community complies with rules issued by the Secretary Housing and Urban Development for verification of occupancy, which shall: [1] Provide for verification by reliable surveys and affidavits; and [2] Include examples of the types of policies and procedures relevant to a determination of compliance with the requirements of Subsection F(4)(b) . Such surveys and affidavits shall be admissible in administrative and judicial proceedings for the purposes of such verification.