As used in this chapter:
(a) "Chairperson" means the Chairperson of the Fair Housing Review Board, established pursuant to Section 628.06.
(b) "Discriminate" includes segregate or separate.
(c) "Fair Housing Review Board" means the board established by Section 628.06.
(d) “Familial status” means the status of one or more individuals: (1) who have not attained the age of eighteen years and who are domiciled with a parent or another person having legal custody of such individual or individuals, or with the designee of such parent or other person having such custody, with the written permission of such parent or other person; (2) any person who is pregnant or is in the process of securing legal custody of any individual who has not attainted the age of eighteen.
(e) “Disability” means a physical or mental impairment which substantially limits one or more of such person's major life activities, including the functions of caring for one’s self such as: performing manual tasks, walking, seeing, hearing, speaking, breathing, learning, and/or working. “Disability” does not include current illegal use of, or addiction to, a controlled substance, as defined in 21 U.S.C. 802.
(f) “Housing accommodations” or “housing” includes any building or structure, or portion thereof, which is used or occupied or is intended, arranged or designed to be used or occupied, as the home residence or sleeping place of one or more individuals, groups or families, whether or not living independently of each other; any vacant land offered for sale or lease; and any housing accommodations held or offered for sale or rent by a real estate broker, salesperson or agent, by any other person pursuant to authorization of the owner, by the owner or by such person's legal representative.
(g) “Person” includes one or more individuals, partnerships, associations, organizations, corporations, legal representatives, trustees, trustees in bankruptcy, receivers and other organized groups of persons. “Person” also includes, but is not limited to, any owner, lessor, assignor, builder, manager, broker, salesperson, agent, employee or lending institution.
(Ord. 1988-176. Passed 10-3-88; Ord. 16-136. Passed 9-20-16.)