(A) Policy. It is hereby declared the policy of the city 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, religion, national origin or ancestry. It is further declared to be the policy of the city that no owner, lessee, sublessee, assignee, managing agent or other persons, firm, corporation or business entity having the right to sell, rent or lease any housing accommodations within the city, or any agent of them, shall refuse to sell, rent lease, or otherwise deny such housing accommodations to any person because of the race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age (over 40), marital status, familial status, arrest record, physical and mental disability, military status, sexual orientation or unfavorable discharge from military service. This chapter serves to effectuate this policy and to eliminate as far as legislatively permissible, all forms of discrimination and segregation in the field of housing predicated upon race, color, religion or national origin or ancestry.
(B) Unfair practices. It shall be an unfair housing practice and unlawful for any licensed real estate broker or licensed real estate salesperson:
(1) To make any distinction, discrimination or restriction against any person in the price, terms, conditions or privileges relating to the sale, rental, lease or occupancy of any real estate used for residential purposes in the city or in the furnishing of any facilities or services in connection therewith, predicted upon the race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age (40 and over), marital status, familial status, arrest record, physical and mental disability, military status, sexual orientation or unfavorable discharge from military service of the prospective or actual buyer or tenant thereof;
(2) To publish, circulate, issue or display, or cause to be published, circulated, issued or displayed, any communication, notice, advertisement, sign or other writing relating to the sale, rental or leasing of any residential real property within the city which will indicate or express any discrimination in the sale, rental or leasing of residential real estate, predicated upon the race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age (40 and over), marital status, familial status, arrest record, physical and mental disability, military status, sexual orientation or unfavorable discharge from military service of any prospective buyer, lessee or renter of the property;
(3) To refuse to sell, lease or rent any real estate for residential purposes within the city because of the race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age (40 and over), marital status, familial status, arrest record, physical and mental disability, military status, sexual orientation or unfavorable discharge from military service of the proposed buyer or renter;
(4) To cheat, exploit or overcharge any person for residential housing accommodations in the city because of the race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age (40 and over), marital status, familial status, arrest record, physical and mental disability, military status, sexual orientation or unfavorable discharge from military service;
(5) To solicit for sale, lease or fisting for sale or lease, residential real estate within the city on the ground of loss of value due to the present or prospective entry into any neighborhood of any person or persons of any particular race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age (40 and over), marital status, familial status, arrest record, physical and mental disability, military status, sexual orientation or unfavorable discharge from military service;
(6) To distribute or cause to be distributed, written material or statements designed to induce any owner of residential real estate in the city to sell or lease his or her property because of any present or prospective change in the race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age (40 and over), marital status, familial status, arrest record, physical and mental disability, military status, sexual orientation or unfavorable discharge from military service of persons in the neighborhood; and
(7) To deliberately and knowingly refuse examination of any listing of residential real estate within the city to any person because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age (40 and over), marital status, familial status, arrest record, physical and mental disability, military status, sexual orientation or unfavorable discharge from military service, provided the listing or listings are those of the broker complained against, or are those of the broker in whose firm the broker or salesperson complained against is employed.
(1980 Code, § 30.1001) (Ord. 9159, passed 10-26-2009) Penalty, see § 95.99