(A) It is declared to be the policy of the city for the protection of the public health, public safety and general welfare of all the inhabitants of the city and to assure full and equal opportunity to all residents of the city to obtain fair and adequate housing for themselves and their families in the city without discrimination against them because of their race, color, sex, marital status, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental handicap, blindness or HIV-positive status.
(B) It is further declared to be the policy of the city that no owner, lessee, sublessee, assignee, managing agent, real estate broker or other person, firm or corporation having the right to sell, rent or lease any housing accommodation, within the city or any agent of any of these, should refuse to sell, rent, lease, transfer or otherwise deny to or withhold from any person such housing accommodation because of the race, color, sex, marital status, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental handicap, blindness or HIV-positive status of such person or persons or discriminate against any person because of his or her race, color, sex, marital status, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental handicap, blindness or HIV-positive status in the terms, conditions or privileges or the sale, rental, transfer or lease of any housing accommodation or in the furnishing of facilities or services in connection therewith.
(C) It is the policy of this city that, in a spirit of harmony, this Council shall endeavor to work with and cooperate with the Board of Realtors of the city, its individual members, lending institutions and all others dealing with housing accommodations in the city to the end that the declared purposes of this chapter can be accomplished in an orderly, lawful and proper fashion.
(Ord. 78-8, passed 6-26-1978)
For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
DISCRIMINATE or DISCRIMINATION. Any difference in the availability of or the terms of the sale, assignment, exchange, transfer, lease, rental or financing, because of race, color, sex, marital status, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental handicap, blindness or HIV-positive status.
HOUSING ACCOMMODATION. Any building, structure or enclosure, or portion thereof, which is used or occupied, or is maintained, arranged or designed to be used or occupied as a home, residence or sleeping place of one or more human beings.
OWNER. Any person holding any legal or equitable title to or interest in any housing accommodation.
REAL ESTATE BROKER. Any person, association, co-partnership or corporation, who for a compensation or valuable consideration sells or offers for sale, buys or offers to buy or negotiates the purchase or sale or exchange of real estate or who leases or offers to lease or rents or offers for rent, any real estate or negotiates leases thereof or of the improvements thereon for another or others.
TRANSFER. To sell, rent, lease, sublease, consent to assignment of lease, exchange or assign real property or any interest therein or the possession thereof.
(Ord. 78-8, passed 6-26-1978)
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