(a) "Board" means the Fair Housing Review Board.
(b) “Discriminate” or “discrimination” means to separate or segregate persons in a particular manner solely or in part because of age, race, color, religion, sex, ancestry, handicap, familial status, military status or national origin; provided that “discriminate” or “discrimination” shall not include special outreach efforts, conducted by or under the authority of units of local government (including agencies, departments and commissions thereof) or non-profit fair housing corporations or agencies to ensure that persons or minority groups are fully informed of, and have access to, available dwelling opportunities in areas of present or prospective majority group concentrations, or to ensure that persons of the majority group are fully informed of and have access to available dwelling opportunities in areas of present or prospective minority group concentration.
(c) “Covered multi-family dwellings” means buildings consisting of four or more units if such buildings have one or more elevators, and ground floor units in other buildings consisting of four or more units.
(d) “Dwelling” means a building or structure, or part thereof used or designed or intended to be used for residential purposes.
(e) “Familial status” means one or more individuals who have not attained the age of eighteen years, being domiciled with a parent or another person having such legal custody of such individual or individuals, or the designee of such parent or other person having such custody, with the written permission of such parent or other person.
(f) “Housing for older persons” means housing communities consisting of dwellings intended for, and at least 80 percent occupied by, at least one person 55 years of age or older per unit, and providing significant facilities and services specifically designed to meet the physical and social needs of such persons, or intended for and occupied solely by persons 62 years of age or older.
(g) "Lending institution" means any bank, savings and loan association, insurance company or other organization or person regularly engaged in the business of lending money, guaranteeing loans for profit, or otherwise providing financial assistance for insurance in connection with the purchase, sale or rental of dwellings.
(h) "Person" means one or more individuals, corporations, partnerships, associations, labor organizations, legal representatives, mutual companies, joint stock companies, trusts, unincorporated organizations, trustees, trustees in bankruptcy, receivers or fiduciaries.
(i) "Pro-integrative move" means a relocation to a residential neighborhood or region where one's race is under represented relative to that race's representation in the Village at large in terms of occupancy or demand for residential housing.
(j) "Purchase" means to obtain a dwelling through a sale.
(k) "Real estate agent" means a real estate broker or salesman, or a limited real estate broker or salesman, as defined in Section 4735.01 of the Ohio Revised Code.
(l) "Rent" or "rental" means to lease, sublease, assign or otherwise grant or obtain the right to occupy a dwelling not owned by the occupant in return for consideration, or a contract or option to do any of the foregoing.
(m) "Sale" or "sell" means to convey, exchange, transfer or assign legal or equitable title to, or beneficial interest in, a dwelling in return for consideration, or a contract or option to do any of the foregoing.
(n) "Solicit" or "solicitation" means any conduct by a real estate agent, or an employee or agent thereof, intended to induce the owner of the dwelling within the Village to sell, rent or list the same for sale or rental.
(p) "Handicap" means a person who is handicapped as defined in Section 4112.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. (Ord. 2015-27. Passed 5-13-15.)