515.04 PROHIBITED ACTS; VIOLATIONS.

   (a)   It is hereby declared to be a discriminatory housing practice and unlawful for any person to:

      (1)   Refuse to sell, transfer, assign, rent, lease, sublease, finance, negotiate or otherwise deny or make unavailable a dwelling to any person because of the race, color, religion, sex, ancestry, handicap or disability, familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, or military status of any present or prospective owner, occupant, or user of such dwelling or in the case of a handicapped person, and associate thereof;

      (2)   Represent to any person, because of race, color, religion, sex, ancestry, handicap or disability, familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, or military status, that a dwelling is not available for sale, rental or inspection when in fact it is available;

      (3)   Refuse to lend money, or to purchase a loan, or to provide other financial assistance, whether or not secured by mortgage or otherwise, for the acquisition, construction, rehabilitation, repair or maintenance of a dwelling or otherwise withhold financing of a dwelling from any person because of the race, color, religion, sex, ancestry, handicap or disability, familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, or military status of any present or prospective owner, occupant or user of such dwelling, provided such person lends money as one (1) of the principal aspects or incident to his principal business and not only as a part of the purchase price of an owner-occupied residence he is selling nor merely casually or occasionally to a relative or friend;

      (4)   Discriminate against any person in the terms or conditions of selling, transferring, assigning, brokering, renting, leasing or subleasing any dwelling or in furnishing facilities, services or privileges in connection with the ownership, occupancy or use of any dwelling, including the sale of fire, extended coverage or homeowners insurance, because of the race, color, religion, sex, ancestry, handicap or disability, familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, or military status of any present or prospective owner, occupant or user of such dwelling, or in the case of a handicapped person, an associate thereof, or because of the racial composition of the neighborhood in which the dwelling is located;

      (5)   Discriminate against any person in the terms or conditions of any loan of money, purchase of loans, or in providing other financial assistance, whether or not secured by mortgage or otherwise, for the acquisition, construction, rehabilitation, repair or maintenance of a dwelling because of the race, color, religion, sex, ancestry, handicap or disability, familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, or military status of any present or prospective owner, occupant or user of such dwelling, or because of the racial composition of the neighborhood in which the dwelling is located;

      (6)   Refuse to consider without prejudice the purpose of extending mortgage credit to a married couple or either member thereof;

      (7)   Print, publish or circulate any statement or advertisement or make any verbal statement, relating to the sale, transfer, assignment, rental, lease, sublease or acquisition of any dwelling or the loan of money, whether or not secured by mortgage or otherwise, for the acquisition, construction, rehabilitation, repair or maintenance of a dwelling which indicates any preference, limitation, specification or discrimination based upon race, color, religion, sex, ancestry, handicap or disability, familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, or military status, or an intention to make any such preference, limitation, specification or discrimination.

      (8)   Include in any transfer, rental or lease of a dwelling any restrictive covenant, based on race, color, religion, sex, ancestry, handicap or disability, familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, or military status, or honor or exercise, or attempt to honor or exercise, any such restrictive covenant, provided that the prior inclusion of such a restrictive covenant in the chain of title shall not be deemed a violation of this provision;

      (9)   Induce or solicit or attempt to induce or solicit a dwelling listing, sale or transaction by representing that a change has occurred or may occur with respect to the racial, religious, sexual or ethnic composition of the block, neighborhood or area in which the dwelling is located, or induce or solicit or attempt to induce or solicit such sale or listing by representing that the presence or anticipated presence of persons of any race, color, religion, sex, ancestry, handicap or disability, familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, or military status, in the area will or may have results such as the following:

         A.   The lowering of property values;

         B.   A change in the racial, religious, sexual or ethnic composition of the block, neighborhood or area in which the dwelling is located;

         C.   An increase in criminal or antisocial behavior in the area;

         D.   A decline in the quality of the schools serving the area.

      (10)   Deny any person access to or membership or participation in any multiple-listing service, real estate agents' association, or other service, association or facility relating to the business of selling or renting housing accommodations, or to discriminate against any person in the terms or conditions of such access, membership or participation on account of race, color, religion, sex, ancestry, handicap or disability, familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, or military status;

      (11)   Coerce, intimidate, threaten or interfere with any person in the exercise or enjoyment of, or on account of that person's having exercised or enjoyed or having aided or encouraged any other person in the exercise or enjoyment of, any right granted or protected by this section;

      (12)   Discourage or attempt to discourage the purchase by a prospective purchaser of a dwelling, by representing that any block, neighborhood or area has undergone or might undergo a change with respect to the religious, racial, sexual, familial status or ethnic composition of the block, neighborhood or area;

      (13)   Discriminate against any person, because of race, color, religion, sex, ancestry, handicap or disability, familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, or military status, in appraising the value of any dwelling in connection with the sale, brokering or rental of such dwelling;

      (14)   Refuse to permit, at the expense of a handicapped person, reasonable modifications of existing premises occupied or to be occupied by such person if such modifications may be necessary to afford such person full enjoyment of the premise, except that, in the case of a rental, no modification need be permitted unless the renter first agrees to restore the interior of the premises to the condition that existed before the modification, reasonable wear and tear excepted unless previously negotiated with the landlord;

      (15)   Refuse to make reasonable accommodations in rules, policies, practices or services, when such accommodations may be necessary to afford a handicapped person equal opportunity to use and enjoy a dwelling, including associated public and common use areas;

      (16)   Construct covered multi-family dwellings, built for first occupancy after March 13, 1991, that do not provide for accessibility and usability for physically handicapped persons in compliance with applicable State or Federal law, whichever is controlling;

      (17)   Discriminate in any manner against any other person because that person has opposed any unlawful practice defined in this chapter, or because that person has made a charge, testified, assisted or participated in any manner in any investigation, proceeding or hearing as provided pursuant to this chapter;

      (18)   Aid, abet, incite, compel or coerce the doing of any act declared by this chapter to be an unlawfully discriminatory practice, or to obstruct or prevent any person from complying with the provisions of this chapter, or any order issued pursuant thereto, or to attempt directly or indirectly to commit any act declared by this chapter to be an unlawful discriminatory practice. (Ord. 19-49. Enacted 7-22-19.)