The following acts shall constitute violations of this subchapter:
(A) To discriminate against any person(s) in the terms, conditions or privileges of sale or rental of a dwelling, or in the provision of services or facilities in connection therewith, because of his, her or their race, color, religion, sex, creed, ancestry, disability, age, marital status, presence or age of children, national, origin, sexual orientation or source of income;
(B) To refuse to sell or rent, after the making of a bona fide offer, or to refuse to negotiate for the sale or rental of, or otherwise make unavailable or deny, a dwelling to any person(s) because of his, her or their race, color, religion, sex, creed, ancestry, disability, age, marital status, presence or age of children, national origin, sexual orientation or source of income;
(C) To represent to any person(s) because of his, her or their race, color, religion, sex, creed, ancestry, disability, age, marital status, presence or age of children, national origin, sexual orientation, or source of income, that any dwelling is not available for inspection, sale or rental when such dwelling is in fact so available;
(D) To make, print or publish, or cause to be made, printed or published, any notice, statement or advertisement, with respect to the sale or rental of a dwelling that indicates any preference, limitation or discrimination based upon a person(s) race, color, religion, sex, creed, ancestry, disability, age, marital status, presence or age of children, national origin, sexual orientation or source of income or an intention to make such preference, limitation or discrimination;
(E) To, for profit, induce or attempt to induce any person(s) to buy, sell or rent any dwelling by representations regarding the entry or prospective entry into the neighborhood of any person(s) of a particular race, color, religion, sex, creed, ancestry, disability, age, marital status, presence or age of children, national origin, sexual orientation or source of income;
(F) To discriminate in connection with borrowing or lending money, guaranteeing loans, accepting mortgages or otherwise financing a real estate transaction of any person(s) on the grounds of his, her or their race, color, religion, sex, creed, ancestry, disability, age, marital status, presence or age of children, national origin, sexual orientation or source of income;
(G) To delay the processing of or denying a loan or other financial assistance to a person(s) applying for the purpose of purchasing, constructing, improving, repairing or maintaining a dwelling or to discriminate in the fixing of that amount, interest rate, duration or other terms or conditions of such loan or other financial assistance because of his, her or their race, color, religion, sex, creed, ancestry, disability, age, marital status, presence or age of children, national origin, sexual orientation or source of income;
(H) To discriminate in appraising the value of real estate or in the sale of insurance in connection with a real estate transaction of any person(s) because of his, her or their race, color, religion, sex, creed, ancestry, disability, age, marital status, presence or age of children, national origin, sexual orientation or source of income;
(I) To enter into a listing agreement which discriminates against any person(s) because of his, her or their race, color, religion, sex, creed, ancestry, disability, age, marital status, presence or age of children, national origin, sexual orientation or source of income;
(J) To deny any person(s) access to, or membership or participation in, any multiple-listing service, real estate brokers’ organization or other service, organization or facility relating to the business of selling or renting dwellings or to discriminate against any person(s) in the terms and conditions of such access, membership or participation on account of his, her or their race, color, religion, sex, creed, ancestry, disability, age, marital status, presence or age of children, national origin, sexual orientation or source of income;
(K) To engage in steering;
(L) To act or undertake as real estate broker, salesperson or agent, with respect to any dwelling, the disposition of which requires such person(s) to participate in discrimination;
(M) To perform any act of discrimination with the intention of restricting or limiting the housing choice of any person(s);
(N) To coerce, intimidate, threaten or interfere with any person(s). in the exercise or enjoyment of, or on account of, such person’s having exercised or enjoyed, or on account of such person’s having aided or encouraged any other person(s) in the exercise or enjoyment of, any right granted or protected by this subchapter;
(O) To solicit any owner to sell, rent or list residential property at any time after receiving written notice that such owner does not desire to sell, rent or list such residential property. Such notice may be given by the owner or by a third party on the owner’s behalf;
(P) To intentionally interfere with the performance of a duty or exercise of a power by the Committee on or by its members or representatives;
(Q) To engage in sexual harassment in any real estate transaction. SEXUAL HARASSMENT means any unwelcome sexual advance, request for sexual favors or conduct of a sexual nature when:
(1) Submission to such conduct is an explicit or implicit term or condition of an individuals real estate transaction;
(2) Submission to or rejection of such conduct by an individual is used as the basis for any decision affecting the individuals real estate transaction; or
(3) Such conduct has the purpose or effect of substantially interfering with an individuals real estate transaction or creating an intimidating, hostile or offensive environment with respect thereto.
(R) To aid or abet any of acts described in this section performed in violation of this subchapter.
(Prior Code, § 92.04) (Ord. 09-075, passed 8-25-2009; Ord. 2017-005, passed 2-27-2017) Penalty, see § 92.99