As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(a) "Real estate agent" includes any real estate broker, real estate salesperson or an agent thereof or any other person, partnership, association or corporation who for consideration sells, purchases, exchanges, rents, negotiates, offers or attempts to negotiate the sale, purchase, exchange or rental of real property or holds him/herself out as engaged in the business of selling, purchasing, exchanging, renting or otherwise transferring any interest in real property.
(b) "Board" means the Fair Housing Board created by this chapter.
(c) The terms "discrimination", "discriminating" or "discriminate" means to render any difference in treatment to any person in the sale, lease, rental or financing of a dwelling or housing unit because of a person's race, color, sex, religious belief, national origin, age, handicap or familial status.
(d) "Housing" includes any building, facility or structure or portion thereof which is used or occupied or is intended, arranged or designated to be used or occupied as the home, residence or sleeping place of one or more persons, groups or families and any vacant land offered for sale or lease for the construction or location thereon of such building, facility or structure.
(e) "Lending institution" means any bank, building and loan association, savings and loan association, insurance company or other persons whose business consists in whole or in part in the lending of money or guaranteeing loans.
(f) "Person" means one or more individuals, corporations, partnerships, associations, firms or enterprises, labor organizations, legal representatives, mutual companies, joint stock companies, trusts, unincorporated organizations, trustees, trustees in bankruptcy, receivers and fiduciaries.
(g) “Handicap” means with respect to a person:
(1) A physical or mental impairment which substantially limits one or more of each person’s major life activities.
(2) A record of having such an impairment, or
(3) Being regarded as having such an impairment, but such term does not include current, illegal use of or addiction to a controlled substance (as defined in Section 102 of the Controlled Substance Act (21 U.S.C. 802)).
(h) “Familial status” means one or more individuals (who have not attained the age of 18 years) being domiciled with:
(1) A parent or another person having legal custody of such an individual or individuals; or
(2) The designee of such parent or other persons having such custody, with the written permission of such parent or other person.
(Ord. 85-93. Passed 11-15-93.)