(A) Discriminatory terms. It shall be an unlawful housing practice and a violation of this chapter for any real estate broker, salesperson, agent, owner, or other person to sell or rent, or offer to sell or rent a real property on terms, conditions, or privileges that discriminate between persons because of race, color, religion, sex, age, marital status, physical limitations, source of income, family responsibilities, educational association, sexual orientation, or national origin.
(B) Refusal to negotiate. It shall be an unlawful real estate practice and a violation of this chapter for any real estate broker, salesperson, agent, owner, or other person to refuse to negotiate for, enter into, or perform any sale or lease of any real property because of the race, color, religion, sex, age, marital status, physical limitations, source of income, family responsibilities, educational association, sexual orientation, or national origin.
(C) Withholding housing. It shall be an unlawful real estate practice and a violation of this chapter for any real estate broker, salesperson, agent, owner, or other person to represent to any person that any real property is not available for inspection, purchase, sale, lease, or occupancy when in fact it is so available, or otherwise to hold real property from any person because of race, color, religion, sex, age, marital status, physical limitations, source of income, family responsibilities , educational association, sexual orientation, or national origin.
(D) Advertisements, signs, and notices. It shall be an unlawful real estate practice and a violation of this chapter for any real estate broker, salesperson, agent, owner, or other person to publish or circulate a statement, advertisement, or notice or to post or erect any sign or notice upon any real property indicating any intent to sell or lease any real property in a manner that is unlawful under §§ 92.04 through 92.06.
(E) Refusal of offers. It shall be an unlawful real estate practice and a violation of this chapter for any real estate broker, salesperson, 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, religion, sex, age, marital status, physical limitations, source of income, family responsibilities, educational association, sexual orientation, or national origin of person making such an offer.
(F) Discrimination 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 or 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, or to offer or agree to terms, conditions, or privileges that discriminate between persons because of race, color, religion, sex, age, marital status, physical limitations, source of income, family responsibilities, educational association, sexual orientation, or national origin of any party to such agreement, or of any member of the family of any such party, or of the residents of the area in which such real property is located.
(G) Representation. It shall be an unlawful real estate practice and a violation of this chapter for any real estate broker, salesperson, agent, owner, or other person, for the purpose of inducing any other person to enter into a real estate transaction with such person, his or her principal, or his or her agent, to:
(1) Represent that a change has occurred, will occur, or may occur with respect to race, color, religion, sex, age, marital status, physical limitations, source of income, family responsibilities, educational association, sexual orientation, or national origin in the composition of the owners or occupants in any block, neighborhood, or area in which the real property (which is the subject of the real estate transaction) is located; or
(2) Represent that a change with respect to the race, color, religion, sex, age, marital status, physical limitations, source of income, family responsibilities, educational association, sexual orientation, or national origin in the composition of the owners or occupants in any block, neighborhood, or area will result in the lowering of property values, or in an increase in criminal or antisocial behavior, or in a decline in the quality of schools in such blocks, neighborhood, or area.
(H) Other violations. It shall be an unlawful real estate practice and a violation of this chapter for any real estate broker, salesperson, agent, owner, or any other person to:
(1) Aid, abet, incite, or coerce a person to commit an unlawful real estate practice under this chapter;
(2) Purchase, lease, or rent real estate for residential purposes, or authorize and direct one in his or her employment or on his or her behalf to do so, or solicit any other person to do so on his or her behalf for the specific reason and intention of preventing any other person or persons from purchasing, renting, leasing, or occupying such residential real estate by reason of the race, color, religion, sex, age, marital status, physical limitations, source of income, family responsibilities, educational association, sexual orientation, or nation origin of such person or persons;
(3) Deliberately and knowingly refuse examination of copies of any listing of real property in the city to any person because of race, color, religion, sex, age, marital status, physical limitations, source of income, family responsibilities, educational association, sexual orientation, or national origin;
(4) Enter into a listing agreement which prohibits the inspection, sale, lease, or occupancy of real property to any person because of race, color, religion, sex, age, marital status, physical limitations, source of income, family responsibilities, educational association, sexual orientation, or national origin;
(5) Knowingly and willfully interfere with the performance of a duty or the exercise of a power by the Board or one of its members or representatives; and/or
(6) Willfully obstruct or prevent or attempt to obstruct or prevent a person from complying with the provisions of this chapter or an order issued thereunder.
(Ord. 366, passed 2-1-1982)