No person shall, whether or not acting under color of law, by force or threat of force willfully injure, intimidate, or interfere with, or attempt to injure, intimidate, or interfere with:
(A) Any person because of his or her race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin, and because he or she is or has been, selling, purchasing, renting, financing, occupying, or contracting or negotiating for the sale, purchase, rental, financing, or occupation of any dwelling, or applying for or participating in any service, organization, or facility relating to the business of selling or renting dwellings; or
(B) Any person because he or she is or has been, or in order to intimidate such person or any other person or any class of persons from:
(1) Participating, without discrimination on account of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin, in any of the activities, services, organizations, or facilities described in division (A); or
(2) Affording another person or class of persons the opportunity or protection so to participate; or
(C) Any citizen because he or she is or has been, or in order to discourage such citizen or any other citizen from lawfully aiding or encouraging other persons to participate, without discrimination on account of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin, in any of the activities, services, organizations, or facilities described in division (A) above, or participating lawfully in speech or peaceful assembly opposing any denial of the opportunity to participate.
(1996 Code, § 120.08) (Ord. 297, passed - -; Ord. 485, passed 10-12-1993; Ord. 2020-17, passed 12-26-2020) Penalty, see §
93.99