It shall be unlawful for any person to:
(a) Refuse to lend money, whether or not secured by mortgage or otherwise, for the acquisition, construction, rehabilitation, repair or maintenance of housing or otherwise withhold financing of housing from any person because of race, color, national origin, sex, handicap, religious belief, ancestry or familial status of any present or prospective owner, occupant or user of such housing provided such person, whether an individual, corporation or association of any type, lends money as one of the principal aspects of, or incident to his principal business and not only as part of the purchase price of an owner-occupied residence he is selling nor merely casually or occasionally to a relative or a friend.
(b) Discriminate against any person in the terms or conditions of selling, transferring, assigning, renting, leasing or subleasing any housing or in furnishing facilities, services or privileges in connection with the ownership, occupancy or use of any housing because of the race, color, national origin, sex, handicap, religious belief, ancestry or familial status of any present or prospective owner, occupant or user of such housing.
(c) Discriminate against any person in the terms or conditions of any loan of money, whether or not secured by mortgage or otherwise, for the acquisition, construction, rehabilitation, repair, or maintenance of housing because of race, color, national origin, sex, handicap, religious belief, ancestry or familial status of any present or prospective owner, occupant or user of such housing.
(d) Make any inquiry, elicit any information, make or keep any record, or use of any form of application containing questions or entries concerning race, color, national origin, sex, handicap, religious belief, ancestry or familial status in connection with the sale or lease of any housing or the loan of any money, whether or not secured by mortgage or otherwise, for the acquisition, construction, rehabilitation, repair or maintenance of housing, unless otherwise required by law or regulation of any governmental agency.
(Ord. 2001-69. Passed 9-17-01.)