(a) Withholding of Housing. It shall be an unlawful real estate practice and a violation of this chapter for any real estate agent or other person to represent to any person that any real property is not available for inspection, sale, lease or occupancy when in fact it is so available, or otherwise to withhold real property from any person because of race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex (including sexual harassment), pregnancy, age (40 and over), order of protection status, marital status, sexual orientation (including gender-related identity), military status, unfavorable military discharge, disability, arrest record, familial status, citizenship status and source of income.
(b) Unlawful Refusal of Offers. It shall be an unlawful real estate practice and a violation of this chapter for any real estate agent or other person to refuse to receive or to fail to transmit a bona fide offer for the purchase, sale, exchange or lease of any real property because of the race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex (including sexual harassment), pregnancy, age (40 and over), order of protection status, marital status, sexual orientation (including gender-related identity), military status, unfavorable military discharge, disability, arrest record, familial status, citizenship status and source of income of the person making such offer.
(c) Unlawful Advertisements. It shall be an unlawful real estate practice and a violation of this chapter for any real estate agent or other person to publish or circulate a statement, advertisement or notice of an intention to sell or lease any real property in a manner that is unlawful under this chapter.
(d) Unlawful Signs and Notices. It shall be an unlawful real estate practice and a violation of this chapter for any real estate agent or other person to post or erect, or cause or permit any person to post or erect, any sign or notice upon any real property, managed by or in the custody, care or control of such real estate agent or other person, indicating an intent to sell or lease any real property in a manner that is unlawful under this chapter.
(e) Discrimination in Lending. It shall be an unlawful real estate practice and a violation of this chapter for any lending institution, in making, agreeing to make, arranging or negotiating any loan or guarantee of funds for the purpose of financing the purchase or sale, construction, lease, rehabilitation, improvement, renovation or repair of any real property, to offer, seek or agree to terms, conditions or privileges that discriminate between persons because of race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex (including sexual harassment), pregnancy, age (40 and over), order of protection status, marital status, sexual orientation (including gender-related identity), military status, unfavorable military discharge, disability, arrest record, familial status, citizenship status and source of income.
(f) Refusals to Deal in Lending. It shall be an unlawful real estate practice and a violation of this chapter for any lending institution to refuse to negotiate for, enter into or perform any agreement to lend or guarantee the loan of funds for the purchase, sale, construction, lease, rehabilitation, improvement, renovation or repair of any real property because of the race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex (including sexual harassment), pregnancy, age (40 and over), order of protection status, marital status, sexual orientation (including gender-related identity), military status, unfavorable military discharge, disability, arrest record, familial status, citizenship status and source of income, of any party to such agreement, any member of the family of any such party or residents of the area in which such real property is located.
(g) Application of Section; Exceptions. This section shall apply, respectively, to every real estate agent who, within the City, performs any function as such real estate agent but does not maintain an office or place of doing business within the City. Further, this section applies to every real estate agent and lending institution who or which maintains an office or place of doing business within the City, provided, however, that the provisions of this chapter shall not be so construed as to prohibit a real estate broker or real estate agent, on behalf of the owner, from inquiring into and reporting upon qualifications of any prospective buyer or tenant with respect to limitations or exclusions other than those of race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex (including sexual harassment), pregnancy, age (40 and over), order of protection status, marital status, sexual orientation (including gender-related identity), military status, unfavorable military discharge, disability, arrest record, familial status, citizenship status and source of income.
(Ord. 2024-09. Passed 3-18–24.)