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It is hereby unlawful for any person to refuse, or perceive to refuse to sell, lease, and/or transfer, attempt to evict or otherwise treat differently any person based upon race, color, national origin, sex and/or gender identity, religion, age and/or sexual orientation.
(Ord. 2019-14, passed 8-6-19)
Nothing in § 115.02 shall apply:
(A) To the rental of a housing accommodation in a building which contains housing accommodations for not more than two (2) families living independently of each other, if the owner or a member of his or her family resides in one of the housing accommodations;
(B) To the rental of a portion of a housing accommodation by the occupant of the housing accommodation, or by the owner of the housing accommodation if he or she or a member of his or her family resides therein;
(C) To a religious institution, or to an organization operated for charitable or educational purposes, which is operated, or supervised, or controlled by a religious corporation, association, society, to the extent that the religious corporation, association, or society limits, or gives preferences in, sale, lease, rental, assignment, or sublease of real property to individuals of the same religion, or makes a selection of buyers, tenants, lessees, assignees, or sublessees, that is calculated by such religious corporation, association, or society to promote the religious principles for which it is established or maintained;
(D) To the private sale by a private individual homeowner who disposes of his or her property without the aid of any real estate operator, broker, or salesman, and without advertising or public display; or
(E) To a real estate operator to require him or her to negotiate with any individual who has not shown evidence of financial ability to consummate the purchase or rental of a housing accommodation.
(Ord. 2019-14, passed 8-6-19)
It is an unlawful practice for a financial institution, or an individual employed by or acting on behalf of a financial institution:
(A) To discriminate against a person because of the race, color, creed, national origin, age forty (40) and over, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, or familial status of the individual or the present or prospective owner, tenant, or occupant, of the real property or a member, stockholder, director, officer, employee, or representative of any of these, and the granting, withholding, extending, modifying or renewing the rates, terms conditions, privileges, or other provisions of financial assistance or in the extension of services in connection therewith.
(B) To use a form of application for financial assistance or to make or keep a record or inquiry in connection with applications for financial assistance which indicate directly or indirectly a limitation, specification, or discrimination as to race, color, creed, national origin, age forty (40) and over, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, or familial status or an intent to make such a limitation, specification, or discrimination.
(C) To discriminate by refusing to give full recognition, because of sex, to the income of each spouse or the total income and expenses of both spouses where both spouses become or are prepared to become joint or several obligators in real estate transactions.
(Ord. 2019-14, passed 8-6-19)
It is an unlawful practice for a real estate operator, a real estate broker, a real estate salesman, a financial institution, an employee of any of these, or any other person, for the purpose of inducing a real estate transaction from which he or she may benefit financially:
(A) To represent that a change has occurred or will or may occur in the composition with respect to race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, gender identity, sexual orientation, or national origin, of the owners or occupants in the block, neighborhood, or area in which the real property is located.
(B) To represent that this change will or may result in the lowering of property values, an increase in criminal or anti-social behavior, or a decline in the quality of schools in the block, neighborhood, or area in which the real property is located.
(C) To induce or attempt to induce any person to sell or rent any dwelling by representations regarding the entity or prospective entity into the neighborhood of a person or persons of a particular race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, gender identity, sexual orientation or national origin.
(Ord. 2019-14, passed 8-6-19)
(A) Except as otherwise provided herein, it is an unlawful practice for a person to deny any person the full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, and accommodations of a place of public accommodation, resort or amusement as defined herein, on the ground of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age forty (40) and over, disability, sexual orientation or gender identity.
(B) It shall be an unlawful practice to deny any person because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age forty (40) and over, disability, sexual orientation or gender identity, the full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, and accommodations of a restaurant, hotel, motel, or any facility supported directly or indirectly by government funds.
(C) The provisions of this section shall not apply to:
(1) Restrooms, shower rooms, bath houses and similar facilities which are in their nature distinctly private;
(2) YMCA, YWCA and similar type dormitory lodging facilities;
(3) The exemptions contained in the definition of "PLACES OF PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS, RESORT OR AMUSEMENT," herein.
(4) Hospitals, nursing homes, penal or similar facilities, with respect to any requirement that men and women not be in the same room.
(Ord. 2019-14, passed 8-6-19)
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