For the purpose of this subchapter the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
COMMISSION. The Tippecanoe County Commission on Human Relations.
COMPLAINANT. A person signing the complaint alleging discrimination.
DISABILITY. A physical or mental impairment which substantially limits one or more major life activities.
DISCRIMINATION. Any difference in the treatment of a person, including exclusion or segregation, because of race, sex, religion, color, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status, familial status, national origin, ancestry, or status as a veteran.
EMPLOYMENT. Working for another for wages or salary, but excluding an individual employed by parents, spouse or child, or in the domestic services of another.
FAMILIAL STATUS. In this term, family means one or more persons under 18 who live with a parent, legal custodian, or designee; pregnant women; or people in the process of obtaining legal custody of a child.
GENDER IDENTITY. An individual’s gender related to self-identity, self-image, appearance, expression, or behavioral characteristics regardless of whether the gender conforms to traditional definitions associated with the individual’s sex assigned at birth.
HOUSING. Any building or structure that is occupied as, or designed or intended for occupancy as a residence by one or more families but does not apply to the following:
(1) The sale or rental of a single-family house sold or rented by an owner if:
(a) The owner does not:
1. Own more than three single- family houses at any one time; or
2. Own any interest in, nor is there owned or reserved on the owner’s behalf, under any express or voluntary agreement, title to, or any right to any part of the proceeds from the sale or rental of more than three single-family houses at any one time; and
(b) The house was sold or rented without:
1. The use of the sales or rental facilities or services of a real estate broker, an agent, or a salesman licensed under I.C. 25-34.1, or of an employee or agent of a licensed broker, an agent, or a salesman, or the facilities or services of the owner of a dwelling designed or intended for occupancy by five or more families, or
2. The publication, posting or mailing of a notice, a statement or an advertisement that indicates any preference or limitation that would constitute discrimination as defined herein.
(2) The sale or rental of rooms or units in a dwelling containing living quarters occupied or intended to be occupied by no more than four families living independently of each other if the owner maintains and occupies one of the living quarters as the owner’s residence.
(3) The selection of the other occupants of one’s own unit.
(4) With respect to discrimination on the basis of age and familial status only, housing for older persons as defined in I.C. 22-9.5-3-4.
PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS. Any place which is open to, accepts, or solicits the patronage of the general public or offers goods or services to the general public, but does not include any place which is a bona fide private club where the accommodations, facilities, and services are restricted to the members of such club and their guests.
RESPONDENT. A person against whom a complaint for a violation of this subchapter has been filed.
SEXUAL ORIENTATION. Male or female homosexuality, heterosexuality and bisexuality by orientation or practice, by and between consenting adults.
VETERAN STATUS. A veteran of the armed forces of the United States; a member of the Indiana National Guard; and/or a member of a reserve component.
(Ord. 2001-08-CM, passed 5-21-01; Am. Ord. 2016-18-CM, passed 9-6-16)