Sec. 17-52. Discrimination in sale or rental of housing.
   As made applicable by section 17-51 of this article and except as exempted by sections 17-51(b) and 17-53 of this article, it shall be a violation of this article:
   (a)   To refuse to sell or rent after the making of a bona fide offer, or to refuse to negotiate for the sale or rental of, or otherwise make unavailable or deny, a dwelling to any person because of race, color, religion, ancestry, sex, age, disability, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, familial status or marital status, or source of income.
   (b)   To discriminate against any person in the terms, conditions, or privileges of sale or rental of a dwelling, or in the provision of services or facilities in connection therewith, because of race, color, religion, ancestry, sex, age, disability, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, familial status or marital status, or source of income.
   (c)   To make, print, or publish, or cause to be made, printed, or published any notice, statement, or advertisement, with respect to the sale or rental of a dwelling that indicates any preference, limitation, or discrimination based on race, color, religion, ancestry, sex, age, disability, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, familial status or marital status, or source of income.
   (d)   To represent to any person because of race, color, religion, ancestry, sex, age, disability, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, familial status or marital status, or source of income that any dwelling is not available for inspection, sale, or rental when such dwelling is, in fact, so available.
   (e)   For profit, to induce or attempt to induce any person to sell or rent any dwelling by representations regarding the entry or prospective entry into the neighborhood of a person or persons of a particular race, color, religion, ancestry, sex, age, disability, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, familial status or marital status, or source of income.
   (f)   For any bank, savings and loan association, insurance company or other corporation, association, firm or enterprise whose business consists in whole or in part in the making of commercial or residential real estate loans, to deny a loan or other financial assistance to a person applying therefor for the purpose of purchasing, constructing, improving, repairing, or maintaining a dwelling, or to discriminate against such person in the fixing of the amount, interest rate, duration, or other terms or conditions of such loan or other financial assistance, because of the race, color, religion, ancestry, sex, age, disability, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, familial status or marital status, or source of income of such person or of any person associated with such person in connection with such loan or other financial assistance or the purposes of such loan or other financial assistance, or of the present or prospective owners, lessees, tenants, or occupants of the housing in relation to which such loan or other financial assistance is to be made or given. Provided, that nothing contained in this section shall impair the scope or effectiveness of the exceptions contained in section 17-51(b) hereof.
   (g)   To deny any person access to or membership or participation in any multiple-listing service, real estate brokers’ organization or other service, organization or facility relating to the business of selling or renting housing, or to discriminate against such person in the terms or conditions of such access, membership, or participation, on account of race, color, religion, ancestry, sex, age, disability, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, familial status or marital status, or source of income.
   (h)   To coerce, intimidate, threaten, or interfere with any person in the exercise and enjoyment of, or on account of his/her having exercised and enjoyed, or on account of his/her having aided or encouraged any other person in the exercise or enjoyment of, any right granted or protected under this article.
   (i)   To fail to post notices, to maintain records, or to supply documents and information requested by the OEOP in connection with a matter under investigation.
(Ord. No. 6947, § 1, 5-16-88; Ord. No. 9199, § 4, 2-1-99; Ord. No. 11959, § 3, 9-27-22)