(A) It shall be unlawful for any person or other entity whose business includes engaging in residential real estate-related transactions to discriminate against any person in making available such a transaction, or in the terms or conditions of such a transaction, because of race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, or national origin.
(B) For the purpose of this section, the following definition shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE-RELATED TRANSACTION. Any of the following:
(a) The making or purchasing of loans or providing other financial assistance:
1. For purchasing, constructing, improving, repairing, or maintaining a dwelling; or
2. Secured by residential real estate.
(b) The selling, brokering, or appraising of residential real property.
(C) Nothing in this chapter prohibits a person engaged in the business of furnishing appraisals of real property to take into consideration factors other than race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, or familial status.
(1985 Code, § 900-5) (Ord. 95-7, passed 3-13-1995) Penalty, see § 10.99