It is hereby declared to be a discriminatory housing practice and unlawful for any person to:
(a) 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, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, ancestry, disability, including people associated with or residing with a person meeting the definition of a disability, ethnic group, marital status, familial status, national origin, military status, association with someone of a protected class, sources of income, or receipt of public assistance of any present or prospective owner, occupant, or user of such dwelling, or an associate thereof;
(b) Represent to any person, because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, ancestry, disability, including people associated with or residing with a person meeting the definition of a disability, ethnic group, marital status, familial status, national origin, military status, association with someone of a protected class, sources of income, or receipt of public assistance, that a dwelling is not available for sale, rental, or inspection when in fact it is available;
(c) 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 to make a loan of any type that is to be secured by real estate or otherwise withhold financing of a dwelling from any person, because of the race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, ancestry, disability, including people associated with or residing with a person meeting the definition of a disability, ethnic group, marital status, familial status, national origin, military status, association with someone of a protected class, sources of income, or receipt of public assistance of any present or prospective owner, occupant or user of such dwelling, provided such person lends money as one of the principal aspects of or incident to his or principal business and not only as a part of the purchase price of an owner-occupied residence he or she is selling, nor merely casually or occasionally to a relative or friend;
(d) 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 renters or homeowners insurance, because of the race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, ancestry, disability, including people associated with or residing with a person meeting the definition of a disability, ethnic group, marital status, familial status, national origin, military status, association with someone of a protected class, sources of income, or receipt of public assistance of any present or prospective owner, occupant, or user of such dwelling, or an associate thereof, or because of the racial composition of the neighborhood in which the dwelling is located;
(e) Discriminate against any person in the terms or conditions of any loan of money of any type that is to be secured by real estate, 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, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, ancestry, disability, including people associated with or residing with a person meeting the definition of a disability, ethnic group, marital status, familial status, national origin, military status, association with someone of a protected class, sources of income, or receipt of public assistance 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;
(f) Refuse to consider without prejudice the purpose of extending mortgage credit to a married couple or either member thereof;
(g) 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, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, ancestry, disability, including people associated with or residing with a person meeting the definition of a disability, familial status, ethnic group, marital status, national origin, military status, association with someone of a protected class, sources of income, or receipt of public assistance, or an intention to make any such preference, limitation, specification, or discrimination;
(h) Include in any transfer, rental, or lease of a dwelling any restrictive covenant, based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, ancestry, disability, including people associated with or residing with a person meeting the definition of a disability, familial status, ethnic group, marital status, national origin, military status, association with someone of a protected class, sources of income, or receipt of public assistance 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 subsection;
(i) 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, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, ancestry, disability, including people associated with or residing with a person meeting the definition of a disability, familial status, ethnic group, marital status, national origin, military status, association with someone of a protected class, sources of income, or receipt of public assistance in the area will or may have results such as the following:
(1) The lowering of property values;
(2) A change in the racial, religious, sexual, or ethnic composition of the block, neighborhood, or area in which the dwelling is located;
(3) An increase in criminal or antisocial behavior in the area; or
(4) A decline in the quality of the schools serving the area.
(j) 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, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, including people associated with or residing with a person meeting the definition of a disability, familial status, ethnic group, marital status, ancestry, military status, association with someone of a protected class, sources of income, or receipt of public assistance;
(k) 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;
(l) 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;
(m) Discriminate against any person, because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, including people associated with or residing with a person meeting the definition of a disability, ethnic group, marital status, familial status, ancestry, military status, association with someone of a protected class, sources of income, or receipt of public assistance in appraising the value of any dwelling in connection with the sale, brokering, or rental of such dwelling;
(n) Refuse to permit, at the expense of a disabled 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, where it is reasonable to do so, 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;
(o) Refuse to make reasonable accommodations in rules, policies, practices, or services, when such accommodations may be necessary to afford a disabled person equal opportunity to use and enjoy a dwelling;
(p) Construct covered multi-family dwellings that do not provide for accessibility and usability for physically, disabled persons in compliance with applicable State or Federal law, whichever is controlling;
(q) 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;
(r) Aid, abet, incite, compel, or coerce the doing of any act declared by this chapter to be an unlawful discriminatory practice, obstruct or prevent any person from complying with the provisions of this chapter, or any order issued pursuant thereto, or attempt directly or indirectly to commit any act declared by this chapter to be an unlawful discriminatory practice.
(Ord. 9-98. Passed 2-23-98; Ord. 76-02. Passed 12-23-02; Ord. 07-15. Passed 9-30-15.)