August 24, 2006 marked an historic day for Nassau County and its residents. Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi signed a landmark fair housing bill into law on the steps of One West Street in Mineola. The new law will go into effect on January 1, 2007.

The crowd present at the signing included Presiding Officer Judy Jacobs, Legislator David Mejias, Nassau County Village Mayors and political leaders, non-profits, community advocates and people from the business community. The new law greatly improves the fair housing protections for all Nassau residents who fall within any of the twelve protected classes. It also creates a local fair housing enforcement system which allows victims of housing discrimination to file complaints with the Nassau County Commission on Human Rights and have their complaint investigated and prosecuted at the local level.

Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi signs fair housing bill into law