It is declared to be the public policy of the village of Deerfield:
(a) That discrimination between persons because of race, sex, color, religion, national origin, or ancestry undermines the dignity of the individual and his rights and privileges as guaranteed to him by the constitutions of the United States and the state of Illinois, and that in particular discriminatory practices in the sale, rental, and leasing of real estate and in other transactions involving real estate tend to create conditions which contribute to segregated neighborhoods and produce other forms of discrimination and segregation, which adversely affect the continued orderly growth, development, and progress of the village of Deerfield; and
(b) That prohibitions against such discriminatory practices involving real estate are necessary and bear a reasonable and direct relationship to the public health, safety, morals, and welfare; and
(c) That all persons should have right of equal access to the real estate market without discrimination because of race, color, religion, national origin, or ancestry, and that in furtherance of such right and to assure such full and equal opportunity, no owner, lessee, sublessee, assignee, managing agent, or other person, firm, or corporation having the right to sell, rent, or lease any real estate within the village of Deerfield, or any agent of any of these, should refuse to sell, rent, lease, or otherwise deny to or withhold from any person or group of persons such real estate because of the race, sex, color, religion, national origin, or ancestry of such person or persons or discriminate against any person because of his race, sex, color, religion, national origin, or ancestry in the terms, conditions, or privileges of the sale, rental, or lease of any real estate or in the furnishing of facilities or services in connection therewith. (1963 Code § 27.1201; amd. Ord. 0-68-20; Ord. 0-71-12)
Notes
| 1 | 34. As to community relations commission, see § 2-158 of this chapter. |