No person shall, whether or not acting under color of law, by force or threat of force willfully injure, intimidate or interfere with, or attempt to injure, intimidate or interfere with:
(A) Any person because of his or her race, color, religion, disability or national origin and because he or she is or has been selling, purchasing, renting, financing, occupying or contracting or negotiating for the sale, purchase, rental, financing or occupation of any dwelling, or applying for or participating in any service, organization or facility relating to the business of selling or renting dwellings;
(B) Any person because he or she is or has been, or in order to intimidate that person or any other person or any class of persons from:
(1) Participating, without discrimination on account of race, color, religion, disability or national origin, in any of the activities, services, organizations or facilities described in division (A) of this section; or
(2) Affording another person or class of persons opportunity or protection so to participate.
(C) Any citizen because he or she is or has been, or in order to discourage such citizen or any other citizen from lawfully aiding or encouraging other persons to participate, without discrimination on account of race, color, religion or national origin, in any of the activities, services, organizations or facilities described in division (A) of this section, or participating lawfully in speech or peaceful assembly opposing any denial of the opportunity to so participate.
(Ord. 3-95, passed 3-6-1995) Penalty, see § 96.99