Fair Housing
This contains information on Fair Housing from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the NYS Division of Human Rights.
It is illegal to discriminate against any person because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, family status or national origin.
See below for detailed information:
Resolution to Declare April as Fair Housing Month
Mayor Cavallaro reported we are in the Nassau County Urban Consortium for
Community Development Block Grants, which is a grant issued by the US
Department of Housing and Urban Development, and that part of receiving that
grant includes a duty to affirmatively further fair housing. One of the ways
that we do this is to declare April of each year as Fair Housing Month.
The following Resolution was offered by Trustee Quintanilla:
WHEREAS, The Fair Housing Act, enacted on April 11, 1968, and signed by President Lynson B. Johnson, enshrined into federal law the goal of eliminating racial segregation and ending housing discrimination in the United States; and
WHEREAS, The Fair Housing Act and New York State Human Rights Law together ensure that all people have equal access to housing opportunities, by prohibiting discrimination in housing based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, familial status (including families with minor children, pregnant women and adults in the process of obtaining custody of a minor child), age, marital status, military status, sexual orientation, lawful source of income, domestic violence status, gender identity or expression, arrest record resolved in complainants’ favor, and citizenship/immigration status; and
WHEREAS, the Village of Westbury is committed to affirmatively furthering fair housing in our community by continuing to address discrimination in our community, to support programs that educate the public about the right to equal housing opportunities, and to plan partnership efforts with other organizations to help assure every American of their right to fair housing;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Board of Trustees of the Incorporated Village of Westbury hereby declares the month of April, 2026 as Fair Housing Month in Westbury, as an inclusive community committed to fair housing, and to promoting appropriate activities by private and public entities to provide and advocate for equal housing opportunities for all residents and prospective residents of Westbury.
Motion to adopt the foregoing Resolution was seconded by Trustee Corte, and the roll call for adoption resulted in the following:
The Board was polled:
Mayor Peter I. Cavallaro Aye
Trustee Steven Corte Aye
Trustee Beaumont Jefferson Aye
Trustee Vincent Abbatiello Aye
Trustee Pedro Quintanilla Aye