(A) It shall be unlawful for any person or other entity whose business includes engaging in residential real estate-related transactions to discriminate against any person in making available such a transaction, or in the terms or conditions of such a transaction, because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin.
(B) As used in this section, RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE-RELATED TRANSACTION means any of the following:
(1) The making or purchasing of loans or providing other financial assistance:
(a) For purchasing, constructing, improving, repairing, or maintaining a dwelling; or
(b) Secured by residential real estate.
(2) The selling, brokering, or appraising of residential real property.
(C) Nothing in this chapter prohibits a person engaged in the business of furnishing appraisals of real property to take into consideration factors other than race, color, religion, national origin, sex, handicap, or familial status.
(Ord. 1980-6, passed 11-24-80; Am. Ord. 1992-7, passed 12-9-92; Am. Ord. 1995-1, passed 8-2-95; Am. Ord. 2012-14, passed 12-4-12) Penalty, see § 10.99