Whoever, whether or not acting under color of law, by force or threat of force willfully injures, intimidates, or interferes with, or attempts to injure, intimidate, or interfere with:
(A) Any person because of his, her, or their race, color, religion, national origin, handicap, or familial status and because he, she, or they is or has been selling, purchasing, renting, financing, occupying, or contracting or negotiating for the sale, purchase, rental financing, or occupation of any dwelling, or applying for or participating in any service, organization, or facility relating to the business of selling or renting dwellings;
(B) Any person because he, she, or they is or has been, or in order to intimidate such person or any other person or any class of persons from:
(1) Participating, without discrimination on account of race, color, religion, national origin, handicap, familial status, in any of the activities, services, organizations, or facilities described in division (A) above; or
(2) Affording another person or class of persons opportunity or protection so to participate.
(Prior Code, § 12-515) Penalty, see § 91.99