Rental Property Rules in Nassau County, NY (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Nassau County, New York.
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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Nassau County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Source-of-Income Discrimination
Nassau County's Open Housing Law bars landlords from refusing to rent, negotiate, or lease housing because a tenant's income comes from a housing voucher, disability benefits, or other lawful public assistance.
Nassau County Bans Source-of-Income Rental Discrimination
Heavy RestrictionsNassau County Administrative Code § 21-9.7
"Protected status" means race, creed, color, gender, disability, age, religion, source of income, veteran's status, ... or national origin. ... It shall be an unlawful discriminatory practice for the owner, lessee, sub-lessee, assignee, or managing agent of, or other person having the right to sell, rent or lease housing accommodations ... to refuse to sell, rent or lease any housing accommodat...
Section 8 Voucher Acceptance
Nassau County landlords cannot refuse to rent to a tenant because their rent is paid through Section 8 or another lawful subsidy program: source of income is a protected class county-wide under the Open Housing law.
Nassau County Bars Section 8 Rental Bias
Significant RestrictionsNassau County Administrative Code § 21-9.7(c)(1)(i)
It shall be an unlawful discriminatory practice for the owner...or other person having the right to sell, rent or lease housing accommodations...to refuse to sell, rent or lease any housing accommodation to any person or group of persons...because of the actual or perceived protected status of such person or persons...or to otherwise deny or withhold any housing accommodation...because of the a...
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