(a) A person commits an offense if he, because of race, color, sex, religion, handicap, familial status, national origin, or source of income:
(1) refuses to negotiate with a person for the sale or rental of a housing accommodation or otherwise denies or makes unavailable a housing accommodation to a person;
(2) refuses to sell or rent, or otherwise makes unavailable, a housing accommodation to another person after the other person makes an offer to buy or rent the accommodation; or
(3) discriminates against a person in the terms, conditions, or privileges of, or in providing a service or facility in connection with, the sale or rental of a housing accommodation.
(b) A person commits an offense if he, because of race, color, sex, religion, handicap, familial status, national origin, or source of income:
(1) represents to a person that a housing accommodation is not available for inspection, sale, or rental if the accommodation is available;
(2) discriminates against a prospective buyer or renter in connection with the showing of a housing accommodation; or
(3) with respect to a multiple listing service, real estate brokers’ organization, or other business relating to selling or renting housing accommodations:
(A) denies a person access to or membership in the business; or
(B) discriminates against a person in the terms or conditions of access to or membership in the business.
(c) A person commits an offense if he:
(1) for profit, induces or attempts to induce another person to sell or rent a housing accommodation by a representation that a person of a particular race, color, sex, religion, handicap, familial status, national origin, or source of income is in proximity to, is present in, or may enter into the neighborhood in which the housing accommodation is located;
(2) makes an oral or written statement indicating a policy of the respondent or a person represented by the respondent to discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, handicap, familial status, national origin, or source of income in the selling or renting of a housing accommodation; or
(3) prints or publicizes or causes to be printed or publicized an advertisement that expresses a preference or policy of discrimination based on race, color, sex, religion, handicap, familial status, national origin, or source of income in the selling or renting of a housing accommodation.
(d) A person who engages in a residential real estate-related transaction commits an offense if he, because of race, color, sex, religion, handicap, familial status, national origin, or source of income, discriminates against a person:
(1) in making a residential real estate-related transaction available; or
(2) in the terms or conditions of a residential real estate-related transaction.
(e) A person commits an offense if he:
(1) discriminates in the sale or rental of a housing accommodation to any buyer or renter because of a handicap of:
(A) that buyer or renter;
(B) a person residing in or intending to reside in the housing accommodation after it is sold, rented, or made available; or
(C) any person associated with that buyer or renter; or
(2) discriminates against any person in the terms, conditions, or privileges of sale or rental of a housing accommodation, or in the provision of services or facilities in connection with the housing accommodation, because of a handicap of:
(A) that person;
(B) a person residing in or intending to reside in the housing accommodation after it is sold, rented, or made available; or
(C) any person associated with that person.
(f) A person commits an offense if he:
(1) refuses to permit, at the expense of a handicapped person, reasonable modifications of existing premises occupied or to be occupied by the handicapped person, if the modifications may be necessary to afford the handicapped person full use of the premises; except that, in the case of a rental, the landlord may, where reasonable to do so, condition permission for modification on the renter’s agreeing to restore the interior of the premises to the condition that existed before the modification, reasonable wear and tear excepted;
(2) refuses to make reasonable accommodations in rules, policies, practices, or services when the accommodations may be necessary to afford a handicapped person equal opportunity to use and enjoy a housing accommodation;
(3) fails to design or construct a covered multi-family dwelling, for first occupancy after March 13, 1991, to have at least one building entrance on an accessible route, unless it is impractical to do so because of the terrain or unusual characteristics of the site; or
(4) fails to design and construct a covered multi-family dwelling, for first occupancy after March 13, 1991, that has a building entrance on an accessible route in such a manner that:
(A) the public and common use areas of the dwelling are readily accessible to and usable by a handicapped person;
(B) all the doors designed to allow passage into and within all premises are sufficiently wide to allow passage by a handicapped person in a wheelchair; and
(C) all premises within a dwelling unit contain the following features of adaptive design:
(i) an accessible route into and through the dwelling unit;
(ii) light switches, electrical outlets, thermostats, and other environmental controls in accessible locations;
(iii) reinforcements in the bathroom walls to allow later installation of grab bars; and
(iv) usable kitchens and bathrooms that allow a person in a wheelchair to maneuver about the space.
(g) A person commits an offense if he coerces, intimidates, threatens, or otherwise interferes with any person in the exercise or enjoyment of, or on account of that person having exercised or enjoyed, or on account of that person having aided or encouraged any other person in the exercise or enjoyment of, any right granted or protected by this chapter.
(h) A person commits an offense if he retaliates against any person for making a complaint, testifying, assisting, or participating in any manner in a proceeding under this chapter. (Ord. Nos. 13456; 14809; 20652; 20780; 21055; 30246)