(a) Sale or rental.
(1) A person may not refuse to sell or to rent after the making of a bona fide offer, refuse to negotiate for the sale or rental of, or otherwise make unavailable or deny a dwelling to any person because of race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, national origin, sexual orientation, transgender, gender identity or gender expression.
(2) A person may not discriminate against any person in the terms, conditions or privileges of sale or rental of a dwelling, or in providing services or facilities in connection with the sale or rental, because of race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, national origin, sexual orientation, transgender, gender identity or gender expression.
(b) Publication. A person may not make, print or publish or cause to be made, printed or published any notice, statement or advertisement with respect to the sale or rental of a dwelling that indicates any preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, national origin, sexual orientation, transgender, gender identity or gender expression, or an intention to make such a preference, limitation or discrimination.
(c) Inspection. A person may not represent to any person because of race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, national origin, sexual orientation, transgender, gender identity or gender expression that a dwelling is not available for inspection for sale or rental when the dwelling is available for inspection, sale or rental.
(d) Entry into neighborhood. A person may not, for profit, induce or attempt to induce, a person to sell or rent a dwelling by representations regarding the entry or prospective entry into a neighborhood of a person of a particular race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, national origin, sexual orientation, transgender, gender identity or gender expression.
(e) Residential real estate related transaction.
(1) A person whose business includes engaging in residential real estate related transactions may not discriminate against a person in making a real estate related transaction available or in the terms or conditions of a real estate related transaction because of race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, national origin, sexual orientation, transgender, gender identity or gender expression.
(2) In this section,
RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE RELATED TRANSACTION means any of the following:
a. The making or purchasing of loans or providing other financial assistance:
1. For purchasing, construction, improving, repairing or maintaining a dwelling; or
2. Secured by residential real estate.
b. The selling, brokering or appraising of residential real property.
(f) Brokerage services. A person may not deny any person access to, or membership or participation in, a multiple-listing service, real estate brokers’ organization or other service, organization or facility relating to the business of selling or renting dwellings, or discriminate against a person in the terms or conditions of access, membership or participation in such an organization, service or facility because of race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, national origin, sexual orientation, transgender, gender identity or gender expression.
(Ord. 11075, § 1, passed 4-21-1992; Ord. 13981, § 1, passed 10-26-1999; Ord. 14344, § 1, passed 9-26-2000; Ord. 18909-11-2009, § 1, passed 11-10-2009; Ord. 19374-09-2010, § 1 (Exh. A), passed 9-28-2010, eff. 10-1-2010; Ord. 24023-01-2020, § 1 (Exh. A), passed 2-2-2020)