(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)