[Amended 9-28-2009 by Ord. No. 53-2009]
It shall be an unlawful housing practice except as otherwise provided in this section:
A. For an owner, real estate broker or any other person to refuse to sell, lease, sublease, rent, assign or otherwise transfer, or to refuse to negotiate for the sale, lease, sublease, rental, assignment or other transfer of the title, leasehold, or other interest in any housing accommodation to any person, or to represent that any housing accommodation is not available for any inspection, sale, lease, sublease, rental, assignment or other transfer when in fact it is so available, or otherwise make unavailable any housing accommodation from any person because of race, color, religion, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, sex, familial status, handicap (of the buyer, renter, a person residing in or intending to reside in the dwelling after it is sold, rented or made available, or any person associated with that person), or previous filing of a complaint of discrimination, or to discriminate against, segregate or assign quotas to any person or group of persons in connection with the sale, lease, sublease, rental, assignment or other transfer of the title, leasehold, or other interest in any housing accommodation or housing accommodations.
B. For any person, including any owner or real estate broker, to include in the terms, conditions or privileges of any sale, lease, sublease, rental, assignment or other transfer of any housing accommodation any clause, condition or restriction discriminating against, or requiring any other person to discriminate against, any person in the use or occupancy of such housing accommodation because of race, color, religion, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age or sex, familial status, handicap (of the buyer, renter, a person residing in or intending to reside in the dwelling after it is sold, rented or made available, or any person associated with that person) or previous filing of a complaint of discrimination.
C. For any person, including any owner or real estate broker, to discriminate in the furnishing of any facilities or services for any housing accommodation because of race, color, religion, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, sex, familial status, handicap (of the buyer, renter, a person residing in or intending to reside in the dwelling after it is sold, rented or made available, or any person associated with that person) or previous filing of a complaint of discrimination.
D. For any person to:
(1) Refuse to permit, at the expense of the handicapped person, the making of reasonable modifications to the existing premises occupied or to be occupied if such modifications may be necessary to afford the handicapped person full enjoyment of the premises, except that, in the case of a rental, the landlord may, when it is reasonable to do so, condition permission for the requested modification on the renter's agreement to restore the interior of the premises to the condition that existed prior to the modification, reasonable wear and tear excepted.
(2) Refuse to make reasonable accommodations with respect to the rules, policies, practices or services as necessary to afford a handicapped person equal opportunity to use and enjoy a dwelling.
E. For any person to fail, in connection with the design and construction of multifamily dwellings covered under the provisions of the Federal Fair Housing Act, and after March 13, 1991, to design and construct dwellings in such a manner that such dwellings are not accessible within the meaning of the Federal Housing Act.
F. The dwellings have at least one building entrance on an accessible reroute, unless it is impractical to do so because of the terrain or unusual characteristics of the site:
(1) With respect to a dwelling with a building entrance on an accessible route:
(a) The public use and common portions of the dwellings are readily accessible and usable by handicapped persons.
(b) All the doors designed to allow passage into and within all premises are sufficiently wide to allow passage by handicapped persons in wheelchairs.
(c) All premises with covered multifamily dwelling units contain an accessible route into and through the dwelling; light switches, electrical outlets, thermostats and other environmental controls are in accessible locations; there are reinforcements in the bathroom walls to allow later installation of grab bars; and there are usable kitchens and bathrooms such that an individual in a wheelchair can maneuver about the space. As used in this section, the term "covered family dwellings" means buildings consisting of four or more units if such buildings have one or more elevators and ground floor units in other buildings consisting of four or more units.
G. For any person, including any owner or real estate broker, to publish, circulate, issue or display, or cause to be published, circulated, issued or displayed, any communication, notice, advertisement or sign of any kind relating to the sale, rental, lease, sublease, assignment, transfer or listing of a housing accommodation or accommodations which indicates any preference, limitation, specification or discrimination based on race, color, religion, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, sex, familial status or handicap (of the buyer, renter, a person residing in or intending to reside in the dwelling after it is sold, rented or made available, or any person associated with that person).
H. For any person, including any bank, banking organization, mortgage company, insurance company or other financial or lending institution, or any agent or employee thereof, regardless of whether application is made for financial assistance for the purchase, sale, lease, acquisition, brokering, appraisal, construction, rehabilitation, repair, maintenance or the purchasing of loans or providing other financial assistance for purchasing, constructing improving, repairing or maintaining a dwelling or secured by residential real estate of any housing accommodation or housing accommodations:
(1) To discriminate against any person or group of persons because of race, color, religion, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, sex, familial status, handicap (of the buyer, renter, a person residing in or intending to reside in the dwelling after it is sold, rented or made available, or any person associated with that person) or previous filing of a complaint of discrimination of such person or group of persons or of the prospective occupants or tenants of such housing accommodation in the granting, withholding, extending, modifying or renewing, or in the rates, terms, conditions or privileges of any such financial assistance or in the extension of services in connection therewith.
(2) To use any form of application for such financial assistance or to make any record of inquiry in connection with application for such financial assistance which indicates, directly or indirectly, any limitation, specification or discrimination.
I. For any real estate broker or real estate salesman or agent, or any other person for business or economic purposes, to induce, directly or indirectly, or to attempt to induce directly or indirectly, the sale or rental or the listing for sale or rental, of a housing accommodation by representing that a change has occurred or will or may occur with respect to racial, religious or ethnic composition of the street, block, neighborhood or area in which such housing accommodation is located, or to communicate to any prospective purchaser or renter of a dwelling that he or she would not be comfortable or compatible with existing residents of a community, neighborhood or development because of race, color, religion, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, sex, handicap, or familial status.
J. For any person to deny another access to, or membership or participation in a multiple listing service, real estate brokers organization, or other service because of race, color, religion, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, sex, familial status, handicap or previous filing of a complaint of discrimination, or to discriminate with respect to the terms or conditions of such access, membership or participation therein because of race, color, religion, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, sex, familial status, handicap or previous filing of a complaint of discrimination, or to discriminate with respect to the terms or conditions of such access, membership or participation therein because of race, color, religion, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, sex, familial status, handicap or previous filing of a complaint of discrimination.
K. For any person, whether or not a real estate broker, real estate salesman or agent, owner or lending institution to aid, incite, compel, coerce or participate in the doing of any act declared to be an unlawful housing practice under this Part, or to obstruct or prevent enforcement or compliance with the provisions of this Part or any rule, regulation or order of the Human Relations Commission, or to attempt, directly or indirectly, to commit any act declared by this Part to be an unlawful housing practice.
L. For any person to coerce, intimidate, threaten or interfere with any person in the exercise or enjoyment of, or on account of his having exercised or enjoyed, or on account of his having aided or encouraged any other person in the exercise or enjoyment of any right granted or protected by this Part.
M. For any person, based on the racial or ethnic composition of a community, neighborhood or development, or based on the characteristics of an individual or individuals which place such individual or individuals within a class protected by this Part, to discriminate with respect to the provision of municipal services or with respect to the provision of property, casualty, fire, hazard or other similar insurance.
N. With respect to any property held for noncommercial purpose, nothing in this section shall bar any religious or denomination, institution or organization or charitable or educational organization which is operated, supervised or controlled by or in connection with a religious organization or any bona fide private or fraternal organization from limiting preference to persons of the same religion or denomination or to members of such private or fraternal organization or from making such selection as is reasonable for the organization to promote the religious or fraternal principles, aims or purposes for which such organization is established or maintained unless membership in such religious or denominational institution or organization or charitable or educational organization is restricted on account of race, color or national origin.