CHAPTER 725
Fair Housing Practices
   EDITORS' NOTE: All references to "Law Director" in this chapter have been changed to "Administrative Legal Counsel" to reflect the Charter Amendment passed by the electors on May 8, 2001, and upon the adoption of Ordinance 2001-97, passed June 4, 2001.
725.01   Designation of policy.
725.02   Definitions.
725.03   Unlawful housing practices.
725.04   Posting of notices.
725.05   Fair Housing Board.
725.06   Procedures and enforcement.
725.07   Scope of chapter.
725.08   Other legal action.
725.09   Intimidation in connection with housing.
725.10   Exemptions.
 
725.99   Penalty.
   CROSS REFERENCES
   Fair housing - see Ohio R.C. Ch. 4112
   Discrimination by contractor for City work prohibited - see ADM. 113.03
   Community Planning and Renewal Department - see ADM. Ch. 159
   Urban renewal - see ADM. Ch. 161
   Housing and Redevelopment Commission - see ADM. Ch. 185
   Interfering with civil rights - see GEN. OFF. 525.13
725.01 DESIGNATION OF POLICY.
   It is hereby designated to be the continuing policy of the City to do all things necessary and proper to secure for all its citizens their right to equal housing opportunities regardless of their race, color, creed, sex, familial status, religious belief, national origin or handicap.
(Ord. 96-98. Passed 5-6-96.)
725.02 DEFINITIONS.
   As used in this chapter:
   (a)   "Board" means the Fair Housing Board established by this chapter.
   (b)   "Discrimination", "discriminating" or "discriminate" means to render any difference in treatment to any person in the sale, lease, rental or financing of a dwelling or housing unit because of the person's race, color, creed, sex, familial status, religious belief, national origin or handicap.
   (c)   "Familial status" means one or more individuals (who have not attained the age of eighteen years) being domiciled with:
      (1)   A parent or another person having legal custody of such individual or individuals; or
      (2)   The designee of such parent or other person having such custody, with the written permission of such parent or other person.
   The protections afforded against discrimination on the basis of familial status shall apply to any person who is pregnant or is in the process of securing legal custody of any individual who has not attained the age of eighteen years.
   (d)   "Family" includes a single individual.
   (e)   "Handicap" means, with respect to a person:
      (1)   A physical or mental impairment which substantially limits one or more of such person's major life activities;
      (2)   A record of having such an impairment; or
      (3)   Being regarded as having such an impairment, but such term does not include the current, illegal use of or addiction to a controlled substance (as defined in 21 U.S.C. 802).
   (f)   "Housing" includes any building, facility or structure or portion thereof which is used or occupied, or is intended, arranged or designed to be used or occupied, as the home, residence or sleeping place of one or more persons, groups or families, and any vacant land offered for sale or lease for the construction or location of such building, facility or structure.
   (g)   "Lending institution" means any bank, building and loan association, savings and loan association, insurance company or other person whose business consists, in whole or in part, in the lending of money or guaranteeing loans.
   (h)   "Person" means one or more individuals, corporations, partnerships, associations, firms, enterprises, labor organizations, legal representatives, mutual companies, joint stock companies, trusts, unincorporated organizations, trustees, trustees in bankruptcy, receivers and fiduciaries.
   (i)   "Real estate agent" includes any real estate broker, real estate salesperson or an agent thereof or any other person, partnership, association or corporation who or which, for consideration, sells, purchases, exchanges or rents real property, or negotiates or offers or attempts to negotiate the sale, purchase, exchange or rental of real property, or holds himself or herself out as engaged in the business of selling, purchasing, exchanging, renting or otherwise transferring any interest in real property.
   (j)   “Protected classes” includes race or color, national origin, ancestry, religion, sex, familial status, disability, military status.
(Ord. 96-98. Passed 5-6-96; Ord. 2018-182. Passed 11-19-18.)
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