(a) No person shall:
(1) Refuse to sell, transfer, assign, rent, lease, sublease, finance or otherwise deny or withhold housing accommodations from any person because of the race, color, religion, ancestry or national origin of any prospective owner, occupant or user of such housing;
(2) Represent to any person, because of race, color, religion or national origin, that any housing is not available for inspection, sale or rental when such housing is in fact so available;
(3) Refuse to lend money, whether or not secured by mortgage or otherwise, for the acquisition, construction, rehabilitation, repairing or maintenance of housing, or otherwise withhold financing of any housing from any person because of the race, color, religion, ancestry or national origin of any present or prospective owner, occupant or user of such housing;
(4) Discriminate against any person in the terms or conditions of selling, transferring, assigning, renting, leasing or subleasing of housing, or in furnishing facilities, services or privileges in connection with the ownership, occupancy or use of housing, because of the race, color, religion, ancestry or national origin of any present or prospective owner, occupant or user of such housing;
(5) Discriminate against any person in the terms or conditions of any loan of money, whether or not secured by mortgage or otherwise, for the acquisition, construction, rehabilitation, repair or maintenance of housing, because of the race, color, religion, ancestry or national origin of any present or prospective owner, occupant or user of such housing;
(6) Print, publish or circulate any statement or advertisement relating to the sale, transfer, assignment, rental, lease, sublease, acquisition, construction, rehabilitation, repair or maintenance of any housing which indicates any preference, limitation, specification or discrimination based upon race, color, religion, ancestry or national origin;
(7) Include in any transfer, rental or lease of any housing any restrictive covenant, provided that the inclusion of a prior restrictive covenant in the chain of title shall not be deemed to be a violation of this paragraph;
(8) Induce or solicit, or attempt to induce or solicit, any housing listing, sale or transaction by representing that a change has occurred or may occur with respect to the racial, religious or ethnic composition of the block, neighborhood or area in which the housing 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, ancestry or national origin in the area will or may have results such as the following:
A. The lowering of property values;
B. A change in the racial, religious or ethnic composition of the block, neighborhood or area in which the housing is located;
C. An increase in criminal or antisocial behavior in the area; or
D. A decline in the quality of the schools serving the area;
(9) Discriminate in any manner against any other person because he or she has opposed any unlawful practice, as defined in this section, or because he or she has made a charge, testified, assisted or participated in any manner in any investigation, proceeding or hearing under this chapter;
(10) Aid, abet, incite, compel or coerce the doing of any act declared by this section to be an unlawful discriminatory practice, or obstruct or prevent any person from complying with the requirements of this chapter or any order issued pursuant thereto; or
(11) Discourage or attempt to discourage the purchase by a prospective purchaser of any housing by representing that any block, neighborhood or area has or might undergo a change with respect to the racial, religious or nationality composition of the block, neighborhood or area.
(b) This section applies to discriminatory housing practices within the territorial limits of the City and to housing accommodations located within the territorial limits of the City.
(c) Whoever violates any of the provisions of this section, is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree. Punishment shall be as provided in Section 698.02. After the Fair Housing Board determines that an unlawful discriminatory practice exists, a separate offense shall be deemed committed each day during or on which a violation continues.
(Ord. 84-40. Passed 6-18-84.)