(A) Every real estate agent shall post in a conspicuous location in that portion of the agent’s business normally used by the agent for negotiating the terms of a sale or lease of housing, and each person who operates a multi-unit residential building containing more than two units shall post at all times when prospective tenants are being interviewed, in a conspicuous location in that portion of this housing business normally used by him or her for negotiating the rental of a housing unit therein, a notice prepared by the Miami County Fair Hosing Committee, which contains the following language, printed in black on a light-colored background, in not less than 14-point type: “It is a violation of Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, which includes the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988, for any real estate agent or for any person owning or managing a multi-unit apartment dwelling to:
(1) Deny housing to any person because of race, color, creed, sex, marital status, religious belief, national origin, handicap, age or familial status;
(2) Discriminate against any person because of that person’s race, color, creed, sex, marital status, religious belief, national origin, handicap, age or familial status with respect to the terms, conditions, or privileges of housing accommodation or in the furnishing of facilities or services in connection therewith.
IF YOU BELIEVE YOU HAVE BEEN DISCRIMINATED AGAINST, CONTACT THE MIAMI COUNTY FAIR HOUSING COORDINATOR, THE OHIO CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION, OR THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT.
(‘97 Code, § 100.05) (Am. Ord. 6-94, passed 2-7-94) Penalty, see § 97.99