It shall be unlawful for any person, real estate broker, real estate salesperson or agent:
(A) To refuse to sell, lease, rent, assign or otherwise transfer the title or other interest in any housing or real property upon which residential housing is to be constructed to any person, or to discriminate in the terms or conditions of the sale, rental or leasing of any residential housing unit, because of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by Federal Law;
(B) To refuse to negotiate with any person for the sale, rental or leasing of any residential property, or to represent that the property is not available for inspection, sale, rental or lease when in fact it is so available, because of the person’s race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by Federal Law;
(C) To solicit or induce, or attempt to solicit or induce, any person owning any interest in any residential housing to sell, rent or lease, or not to sell, rent or lease the housing to any person on the ground of loss of value due to the present or prospective entry into the neighborhood of a person or persons of another race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by Federal Law, either by direct solicitation or inducement or by the purchase of other property in the neighborhood for the purpose of such inducement, or to distribute, or cause to be distributed material or making statements designed to induce a residential property owner to sell or lease his or her property due to the change in neighborhood; and
(D) To file a complaint alleging a violation of this article, with knowledge that the complaint is false in any material respect, or to file the complaint for the sole purpose of harassment.
(`90 Code, § 4-166) (Ord. 2638, passed - -; Am. Ord. 2967, passed 11-17-92; Am. Ord. 3327, passed 1-21-20)