It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation, or the authorized agents or representatives of said person, firm or corporation to:
A. Refuse to sell, lease, rent, assign or otherwise transfer the title or other interest in any housing, or real property upon which residential housing is to be constructed to any person, or to discriminate in the terms or conditions of the sale, rental or leasing of any residential housing unit, because of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, familial status, or disability.
B. Refuse to negotiate with any person for the sale, rental or leasing of any residential property, or to represent that such property is not available for inspection, sale, rental or lease, when in fact it is so available, because of such person's race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, familial status, or disability.
C. Solicit or induce, or attempt to solicit or induce, any person owning any interest in any residential housing to sell, rent or lease, or not to sell, rent or lease such housing to any person on the grounds of loss of value due to the present or prospective entry into the neighborhood of a person or persons of another race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, familial status, or disability, either by direct solicitation or inducement, or by the purchase of other property in the neighborhood for the purpose of such inducement, or to distribute, or cause to be distributed, material or statements designed to induce a residential property owner to sell or lease his property, due to such change in a neighborhood.
D. File a complaint alleging a violation of this chapter, with knowledge that such complaint is false in any material respect, or to file such complaint for the sole purpose of harassment. (1991 Code § 5-20; amd. 2013 Code)