The Trustees of the town passed and approved a Fair Housing Ordinance on September 25, 1989, which ordinance provided for a policy of the town to provide fair housing throughout the town; defined certain subjects; provided for unlawful practice; set standards for discrimination in the sale or rental of housing, in financing of housing and in the provision of brokerage services; provided for exemptions; provided for administration, required education and conciliations; provided for enforcement, investigations, subpoenas and the giving of evidence; provided for enforcement by private persons, described interference, coercion or intimidation; provided for separability of provisions; called for prevention of intimidation in fair housing cases; and repealed all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict therewith; and declaring an emergency.
(Ord. 188, passed 9-25-89)