561.02 UNLAWFUL DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES.
   No person shall:
   (a)   Refuse to sell, transfer, assign, rent, least, sub-lease, finance or otherwise deny or withhold housing accommodations from any person because of the race, color, religion, ancestry or national origin of any prospective owner, occupant or user of such housing.
   (b)   Represent to any person because of race, color, religion or national origin that any housing is not available for inspection, sale or rental when such housing is in fact so available.
   (c)   Refuse to lend money whether or not secured by mortgage or otherwise, for the acquisition, construction, rehabilitation, repairing or maintenance of housing or otherwise withhold financing of any housing from any person because of the race, color, religion, ancestry, or national origin of any present or prospective owner, occupant or user of such housing.
   (d)   Discriminate against any person in the terms or conditions of selling, transferring, assigning, renting, leasing or sub-leasing housing or in furnishing facilities, services or privileges in connection with the ownership, occupancy or use of housing because of the race, color, religion, ancestry or national origin of any present or prospective owner, occupant or user of such housing.
   (e)   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 the race, color, religion, ancestry or national origin of any present or prospective owner, occupant or user of such housing.
   (f)   Print, publish or circulate any statement or advertisement relating to the sale, transfer, assignment, rental, lease, sub-lease or acquisition, construction, rehabilitation, repair or maintenance of any housing which indicates any preference, limitation, specification or discrimination based upon race, color, religion, ancestry or national origin.
   (g)   Include in any transfer, rental, or lease of any housing any restrictive convenant provided, however, that the inclusion of a prior restrictive convenant in the chain of title shall not be deemed a violation of this provision.
   (h)   Induce or solicit or attempt to induce or solicit any housing listings, sale or transaction by representing that a change has occurred or may occur with respect to the racial, religious, or ethnic composition of the block, neighborhood, or area in which the housing is located, or induce or solicit or attempt to induce or solicit such sale or listing by representing that the presence or anticipated presence of persons of any race, color, religion, ancestry or national origin in the area will or may have results such as the following:
      (1)   The lowering of property values.
      (2)   A change in the racial, religious or ethnic composition of the block, neighborhood, or area in which the housing is located.
      (3)   An increase in criminal or anti-social behavior in the area.
      (4)   A decline in the quality of the schools serving the area.
   (i)   Discriminate in any manner against any other person because he has opposed any unlawful practice as defined in this section, or because he has made a charge, testified, assisted, or participated in any manner in any investigation, proceeding or hearing under any provision of this chapter.
   (j)   Aid, abet, incite, compel or coerce the doing of any act declared by this section to be an unlawful discriminatory practice, or to obstruct or prevent any person from complying with the requirements of this chapter, or any order issued pursuant thereto.
   (k)   Discourage or attempt to discourage the purchase by a prospective purchaser of any housing by representing that any block, neighborhood or area, has or might undergo a change with respect to the racial, religious or nationality composition of the block, neighborhood or area.
   (l)   This section applies to discriminatory housing practices within the territorial limits of the City.
      (Ord. 1105. Passed 7-12-77.)