A. Prohibited Acts:
1. Withholding Housing: It shall be an unlawful housing practice and a violation of this chapter for any real estate agent or other person to represent to any person that any dwelling or housing is not available for inspection, sale, lease or occupancy when in fact it is so available, or otherwise to withhold housing from any person because of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, ancestry, marital status, age, military status, sexual orientation, unfavorable discharge from the military service, familial status, or order of protection status.
2. Refusal Of Offers: It shall be an unlawful housing practice and a violation of this chapter for any real estate agent or other person to refuse to receive or to fail to transmit a bona fide offer for the purchase, sale, exchange or lease of any dwelling or housing because of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, ancestry, marital status, age, military status, sexual orientation, unfavorable discharge from the military service, familial status, or order of protection status.
3. Advertisements: It shall be an unlawful housing practice and a violation of this chapter for any real estate agent or other person to publish or circulate a statement, advertisement or notice of an intention to sell or lease any dwelling or housing in a manner that is unlawful under section 5-9-5 of this chapter.
4. Signs And Notices: It shall be an unlawful housing practice and a violation of this chapter for any real estate agent or other person to post or erect, or cause or permit any person to post or erect, any sign or notice upon any dwelling or housing, managed by or in the custody, care or control of such real estate agent or other person, indicating an intent to sell or lease any dwelling or housing in a manner that is unlawful under this section or section 5-9-5 of this chapter.
5. Discrimination In Lending: It shall be an unlawful housing practice and a violation of this chapter for any lending institution, in making, agreeing to make, arranging or negotiating any loan or guarantee of funds for the purpose of financing the purchase or sale, construction, lease, rehabilitation, improvement, renovation or repair of any dwelling or housing, to offer, seek or agree to terms, conditions or privileges that discriminate because of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, ancestry, marital status, age, military status, sexual orientation, unfavorable discharge from the military service, familial status, or order of protection status.
6. Refusals To Deal In Lending: It shall be an unlawful housing practice and a violation of this chapter for any lending institution to refuse to negotiate for, enter into or perform any agreement to lend or guarantee the loan of funds for the purchase, sale, construction, lease, rehabilitation, improvement, renovation or repair of any dwelling or housing because of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, ancestry, marital status, age, military status, sexual orientation, unfavorable discharge from the military service, familial status, or order of protection status of any party to such agreement, or of any member of the family of any such party, or of the residents of the area in which such dwelling or housing is located.
B. Application Of Provisions: This section shall apply, respectively, to every real estate agent who, within the village, performs any function as such real estate agent, but does not maintain an office or place of doing business within the village, and this section applies to every real estate agent and lending institution who maintains an office or place of doing business within the village; provided, however, that the provisions of this chapter shall not be so construed as to prohibit a real estate broker or real estate agent, on behalf of the owner, from inquiring into and reporting upon qualifications of any prospective buyer or tenant with respect to limitations or exclusions other than those of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, ancestry, marital status, age, military status, sexual orientation, unfavorable discharge from the military service, familial status, or order of protection status. (Ord. 281, 5-2-2000; amd. 2011 Code)