(a) In connection with any of the transactions set forth in this section which affect any housing accommodation, no person selling real estate within the corporate limits of the City of Sidney shall solely because of the race, color, religion, ancestry, handicap, familial status, national origin or sex of any person:
(1) Refuse to sell, lease or rent any real property to a purchaser;
(2) Evict or deny occupancy to a purchaser of any real property;
(3) Make any distinction, discrimination or restriction against a purchaser in the sale, rental, lease, occupancy of real property, or in the furnishing of any facilities or services in connection therewith;
(4) Refuse to show any real property or otherwise attempt to prevent the sale, rental or lease of any real property to a purchaser;
(5) Represent that real property is not available, when in fact it is available.
(b) No person selling real property shall 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 or leasing of real property which indicates any preference, limitation, specification, or discrimination based on race, color, religion, ancestry, handicap, familial status, national origin or sex of a person.
(c) No financial institution shall discriminate in the granting, withholding, extending or renewing, or in the fixing of the rates, terms or conditions of any financial assistance sought by an applicant or applicants for the purchase, construction, rehabilitation, repair or maintenance of any real property or improvements thereon because of the race, color, religion, ancestry, handicap, familial status, national origin or sex of the applicant or applicants or their family.
(d) No person shall conspire with any other person or assist, induce, incite or coerce another person to commit an act or engage in a practice that violates this chapter nor engage in economic or other reprisals against a person or business firm for complying with this chapter.
(e) No insurer shall discriminate in the issuance, insuring, extending, granting or renewing, or the fixing of rates, premiums, terms or conditions of any casualty insurance policy or title insurance policy for the sale, purchase, rental, leasing, or construction of any real property or improvement thereon.
(f) No person shall induce or attempt to induce the sale or listing for sale of a housing accommodation or housing unit by representing that a change has occurred or will or may occur with respect to racial, religious or ethnic composition of the block, neighborhood or area in which the property is located.
(g) No person shall induce or attempt to induce the sale or listing for sale of a housing accommodation by representing that the presence or anticipated presence of persons of any particular race, religion, or national origin in the area will or may result in:
(1) The lowering of property values;
(2) A change in the racial, religious or ethnic composition of the block, neighborhood or area in which the property is located;
(3) An increase in criminal or antisocial behavior in the area; or
(4) A decline in the quality of schools serving the area.
(h) No person shall make any representation to any prospective purchaser that any block, neighborhood or area has, will or may undergo a change with respect to the religious, racial or nationality composition of the block, neighborhood or area for the purpose of discouraging the purchase of a housing accommodation in a particular area.
(i) No person shall engage in, or hire or conspire with another person to commit acts or activities of any nature, the purpose of which is to harass, degrade, embarrass or cause economic loss:
(1) To an owner who offers to provide housing accommodations or housing units, facilities or services to any purchaser regardless of race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin or sex of the purchaser; or
(2) To an owner because such owner has provided housing accommodations or units, facilities or services to a purchaser of a particular race, color, religion, ancestry, handicap, familial status, national origin or sex.
(j) No person shall engage in any economic reprisal against any person because that person has filed a complaint, testified, assisted or participated in any investigation, proceeding or hearing under the terms of this chapter.
(k) No person shall intentionally aid, abet, incite, compel or coerce any person to engage in any of the discriminatory practices as defined in this chapter.
(l) No person shall willfully obstruct or prevent any person from complying with the provisions of this chapter, or resist, prevent, impede or interfere with the City Manager, his designated representative or any member of a Mayor's Commission on Fair Housing in the performance of duty under this chapter.
(Ord. A-1869. Passed 10-26-92.)