White Plains, N.Y., Mun. Code ch. 4-19 § 4-19-25

(a) Any person aggrieved in any manner by a violation of any provision of this article may file a written complaint with the human rights director. The complaint shall be addressed to the human rights director and shall state:
(1) The name and address of the complainant;
(2) The name and address of the person or persons against whom the complaint is brought, if known to the complainant;
(3) The address of the property involved;
(4) The name and address of all persons believed to have knowledge concerning the alleged violation;
(5) The facts surrounding the alleged violation of this article; and
(6) Such other information as may be required by the human rights director.
(b) Any complaint shall be barred from consideration unless it is filed with the human rights director within six (6) months after the alleged discriminatory practice has occurred. The human rights director may extend the time for filing the complaint for an additional sixty (60) days when conciliation efforts are pending.
(c) The human rights director shall serve a copy of the complaint upon the person against whom the complaint is brought personally or by certified mail within ten (10) business days of the filing of the complaint.
(d) The person or persons against whom the complaint is brought shall have ten (10) business days from receipt of the complaint, to respond to director's charges, in person at the commission office, by mail or telephone.
(e) The human rights director shall investigate the complaint and determine whether or not, in his opinion, probable cause exists for believing that the allegations made in the complaint are true.
(f) If after such investigation, the human rights director determines that probable cause does not exist to believe that the allegations made in the complaint are true, he shall dismiss the complaint and shall so notify the complainant and all other parties interested.
(g) If, after such investigation, the human rights director determines that probable cause does exist to believe that the allegations made in the complaint are true, he shall set a date for a conference and notify the parties of the time and place thereof. At such conference, the human rights director shall interview the complainant and the person or persons against whom the complaint has been directed and shall attempt to resolve the complaint by conciliation.
(h) The human rights director is authorized to hold closed meetings for conciliation of complaints of discrimination brought pursuant to this article. Nothing said or done in the course of such meetings shall be made public by the human rights director, the complainant or by any other party to the proceedings without the written consent of all persons concerned.
(i) If the human rights director is unable to secure voluntary compliance or effect conciliation and if he has made a determination of the probable occurrence of one or more of the prohibited acts as hereinabove defined, the human rights director, with the concurrence of the corporation counsel, may elect any of the following procedures:
(1) Assist the complainant in the preparation and submission of a housing discrimination complaint (HUD Form 903) with the appropriate division of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development;
(2) Assist the complainant in the preparation and submission of a complaint to the state division of human rights under Article 15 of the New York Executive Law; or
(3) Submit the complaint to the corporation counsel who, on behalf of the city may institute and maintain an action in the city court of the city to impose any fine or to enter judgment for any penalty provided for in this article.