It is a fair housing violation for an owner or any other person engaging in a real estate transaction, or for a real estate broker or salesperson, because of unlawful discrimination or familial status, to:
(A) Refuse to engage in a real estate transaction or otherwise make unavailable or deny a dwelling to a person including the making of loans or the provision of other financial assistance for purchasing, constructing, improving, repairing or maintaining a dwelling; or the making of loans or the provision of other financial assistance secured by residential real estate;
(B) Alter the terms, conditions or privileges of a real estate transaction or in the furnishing of facilities or services in connection therewith;
(C) Refuse to receive or to fail to transmit a bona fide offer to engage in a real estate transaction from a person;
(D) Refuse to negotiate for a real estate transaction with a person;
(E) Represent to a person that real property is not available for inspection, sale, rental or lease when, in fact, it is so available, or to fail to bring a property listing to his or her attention, or to refuse to permit him or her to inspect real property;
(F) Print, circulate, post, mail, publish or cause to be so published a written or oral statement, advertisement or sign, or to use a form of application for a real estate transaction, or to make a record or inquiry in connection with a prospective real estate transaction, which expresses any limitation or preference founded upon, or indicated, directly or indirectly, with an intent to engage in unlawful discrimination or discrimination based on familial status;
(G) Offer, solicit, accept, use or retain a listing of real property with knowledge that unlawful discrimination or discrimination on the basis of familial status in a real estate transaction is intended; and/or
(H) Deny a person access to, membership or participation in the multiple listing service, real estate brokers organization or other service.
(Prior Code, § 118.003) (Ord. 2011-016, passed 6-20-2011) Penalty, see § 117.99