It is an unlawful real estate practice and a violation of this article for any owner, developer, lender, lending agency, or any other person to:
(a) Refuse to sell or lease, or refuse to show for sale or lease any real estate because of the race, sex, color, religion, national origin, or ancestry of any prospective purchaser, tenant, or lessee, or because of the race, sex, color, religion, national origin, or ancestry of the residents of the area in which the real estate is located.
(b) Discriminate or make any distinction between persons or impose any restriction against any person in the price, conditions, or terms of sale, lease or occupancy of any real estate, or in the furnishing of any facilities or services in connection therewith, because of the race, sex, color, religion, national origin, or ancestry of the prospective or actual purchaser, tenant, or lessee.
(c) Hold out real estate to the public for sale or lease in any manner which indicates or expresses an intention to discriminate because of race, sex, color, religion, national origin, or ancestry, or which indicates or expresses any limitation or restriction on the sale or leasing of real estate predicated on the race, sex, color, religion, national origin, or ancestry of any prospective purchaser or lessee of such real estate.
(d) Discriminate or to participate in discrimination in connection with borrowing or lending money, guaranteeing loans, accepting mortgages or otherwise obtaining or making available funds for the purchase, acquisition, construction, rehabilitation, repair, or maintenance of any real estate or improvements thereon in the village of Deerfield because of race, sex, color, religion, national origin, or ancestry.
(e) Solicit for sale, lease, or rental, real estate on the grounds of loss of value due to the present, prospective, or alleged entry into the vicinity of any person or persons of any particular race, sex, color, religion, national origin, or ancestry, or distribute or cause to be distributed material or statements designed to induce any owner of real estate to sell, lease, or rent his property because of any present, prospective, or alleged change in the race, sex, color, religion, national origin, or ancestry of persons in the vicinity.
(f) Aid, abet, incite, or coerce a person to engage in an unlawful real estate practice, or wilfully interfere with the performance of the duties or exercise of powers by the review board or board of trustees, or any member or representative of either, or wilfully obstruct, attempt to obstruct, or prevent any person from complying with the provisions of this article or any order issued pursuant hereunder. (1963 Code § 1203; amd. Ord. 0-68-20; Ord. 0-71-12)