SECTION:
10.05.010: Purpose
10.05.020: Administration
10.05.030: No Private Right Of Action; No Special Rights
10.05.040: Severability
10.05.050: Definitions
10.05.060: Exemptions
10.05.070: Unlawful Housing Practices
10.05.080: Unlawful Intimidation, Retaliation, And Coercion
10.05.090: Procedures For Filing Complaints
10.05.100: Investigation
10.05.110: Conciliation
10.05.120: Disposition Of A Complaint
10.05.130: Offenses And Penalties
Every individual in the city has the right to seek housing. Discriminatory housing practices are detrimental because they impede the social and economic progress of the city by preventing all of the city's citizens from contributing to or fully participating in the cultural, spiritual, social and commercial life of the community, which is essential to the growth and vitality of the city's neighborhoods and businesses.
The Utah fair housing act, Utah code section, 57-21-1 et seq., addresses housing related discrimination based on race; color; religion; sex; national origin; familial status; source of income; and disability, but does not address discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity.
The city has found that discrimination in housing on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity must be addressed. The denial or deprivation of access to housing because of an individual's sexual orientation or gender identity is detrimental to the health, safety, and welfare of the city's citizens and damages the city's economic well being. The purpose of this chapter is to provide a clear and comprehensive mandate for the prevention and elimination of discrimination in housing in the city against individuals based upon sexual orientation or gender identity and this chapter shall be liberally construed to achieve that purpose. (Ord. 64-09 § 1, 2009)
This chapter does not create a private cause of action, nor does it create any right or remedy that is the same or substantially equivalent to the remedies provided under federal or state law. This chapter does not create any special rights or privileges which would not be available to all of the city's citizens because every person has a sexual orientation and a gender identity. (Ord. 64-09 § 1, 2009)
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