Section
91.01 Policy statement
91.02 Definitions
91.03 Unlawful practice
91.04 Discrimination in the sale or rental of housing
91.05 Discrimination in residential real estate-related transactions
91.06 Discrimination in the provision of brokerage services
91.07 Interference, coercion or intimidation
91.08 Prevention of intimidation in fair housing cases
91.09 Equal access to housing in HUD programs
91.10 Exemptions
91.11 Administrative enforcement
91.99 Penalty
It shall be the policy of Warrick County to provide, within constitutional limitation, for fair housing throughout its corporate limits as provided for under the Federal Civil Rights Act of 1968, as amended, the Federal Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended, and I.C. 22-9.5-1 et seq.
(BC Ord. 1995-5, passed 2-22-95; Am. BC Ord. 2016-31, passed 12- 12-16; Am. BC Ord. 2017-01, passed 1-23-17)
For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning:
AGGRIEVED PERSON. Includes any person who:
(1) Claims to have been injured by a discriminatory housing practice; or
(2) Believes that such person will be injured by a discriminatory housing practice that is about to occur (I.C. 22-9.5-2-2).
COMMISSION. The Indiana Civil Rights Commission created pursuant to I.C. 22-9-1-4, et. seq. (I.C. 22-9.5-2-3).
COMPLAINANT. A person, including the Commission, who files a complaint under I.C. 22-9.5-6 (I.C. 22-9.5-2-4).
DWELLING. Any building, structure, or part of a building or structure that is occupied as, or designed or intended for occupancy as, a residence by one or more families; or any vacant land which is offered for sale or lease for the construction or location of a building, structure, or part of a building or structure that is occupied as, or designed or intended for occupancy as a residence by one or more families (I.C. 22-9.5-2-8).
FAMILIAL STATUS. One or more individuals who have not attained the age of 18 years being domiciled with a parent or another person having legal custody of such individual or the written permission of such parent or other person. The protections afforded against discrimination on the basis of familial status shall apply to any person who is pregnant or is in the process of securing legal custody of any individual who has not attained the age of 18 years.
FAMILY. Includes a single individual (I.C. 22-9.5-2-9), with the status of such family being further defined above under FAMILIAL STATUS.
HANDICAP.
(1) With respect to a person means:
(a) Physical or mental impairment which substantially limits one or more of such person’s major life activities,
(b) A record of having such an impairment;
(c) Being regarded as having such an impairment;
(d) An impairment described or defined pursuant to the Federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; and
(e) Any other impairment defined in 910 IAC 2-3.
(2) The term HANDICAP shall not include current illegal use of or addictions to a controlled substance as defined in 21 U.S.C. § 802 and 910 IAC 2-3-2(14); nor does the term HANDICAP include an individual solely because that individual is a transvestite 910 IAC 2-3-2(14).
PERSON. Includes one or more individuals, corporations, partnerships, associations, labor organizations, legal representatives, mutual companies, joint-stock companies, trusts, non-incorporated organizations, trustees, trustees in cases under Title 11 of the United States Code, receivers, and fiduciaries (I.C. 22-9.5-2-11).
TO RENT. Includes to lease, to sublease, to let and otherwise to grant for a consideration the rights to occupy the premises owned by the occupant (I.C. 22-9.5-2-13).
(BC Ord. 1995-5, passed 2-22-95; Am. BC Ord. 2012-25, passed 8-27-12; Am. BC Ord. 2016-31, passed 12-12-16; Am. BC Ord. 2017-01, passed 1-23-17)
(A) All dwellings except as exempted by division (B) and I.C. 22-9.5-3.
(B) Other than the provisions of division (C) of this section, nothing in § 91.04 shall apply to:
(1) Any single-family house sold or rented by an owner where the private individual owner does not own more than three such single-family houses at any one time; provided that in the sale of such single family house by a private individual owner not residing in the house at the time of sale or exemption shall apply only to one such sale within any 24 month period. The private individual owner may not own any interest in, nor have owned or reserved on his behalf, title to or any right to all or a portion of the proceeds from the sale or rental of more than three such single-family houses at any one time. The sale or rental of any such single family house shall be exempted from application of this section only if such house is sold or rented:
(a) Without the use in any manner of the sales or rental facilities or services of any real estate broker, agent or salesman, or any person in the business of selling or renting dwellings, or of any employee or agent of any such broker, agent or salesman, or person; and
(b) Without the publication, posting or mailing, after notice of advertisement or written notice in violation of § 91.04(C) of this chapter, but noting in this provision shall prohibit the use of attorneys, escrow agents, abstracters, title companies and other such professional assistance as necessary to perfect or transfer this title; or
(2) Rooms or units in dwellings containing living quarters occupied or intended to be occupied by no more than four families living independently of each other, if the owner actually maintains and occupies one of such living quarters as his residence.
(C) For the purposes of division (B), a person shall be deemed to be in the business of selling or renting dwellings if:
(1) They have, within the preceding 12 months, participated as principal in three or more transactions involving the sale or rental of any dwelling or any interest therein;
(2) They have, within the preceding 12 months, participated as agent, other than in the sale of his own personal residence, in providing sales or rental facilities or services in two or more transactions involving the sale or rental of any dwelling or any interest therein; or
(3) They are the owner of any dwelling unit designed or intended for occupancy by, or occupied by, five or more families.
(BC Ord. 1995-5, passed 2-22-95; Am. BC Ord. 2016-31, passed 12-12- 16; Am. BC Ord. 2017-01, passed 1-23-17)
(1) 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, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin.
(2) To discriminate against any person in the terms, conditions, or privileges of sale or rental of a dwelling or in the provision of services of facilities in connection therewith, because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin.
(3) 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, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, or an intention to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination.
(4) To represent to any person because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin that any dwelling is not available for inspection, sale or rental when such dwelling is in fact so available.
(5) For profit, to induce or attempt to induct any person to sell or rent any dwelling by representations regarding the entry or perspective entry into the neighborhood of a person or persons of a particular race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin.
(6) To discriminate in the sale or rental, or to otherwise make unavailable or deny, a dwelling to any buyer or renter because of a handicap of:
(a) That buyer or renter;
(b) A person residing in or intending to reside in that dwelling after it is so sold, rented, or made available; or
(c) Any person associated with that person.
(7) 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 with such dwelling, because of a handicap of:
(a) That person;
(b) A person residing in or intending to reside in that dwelling after it is so sold, rented, or made available; or
(c) Any person associated with that person.
(8) For purposes of this division, discrimination includes:
(a) A refusal to permit, at the expense of the handicapped 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 premises except that, in the case of a rental, the landlord may where it is reasonable to do so condition permission for a modification on the renter agreeing to restore the interior of the premises to the condition that existed before the modifications, reasonable wear and tear excepted;
(b) A refusal to make reasonable accommodations in rules, policies, practices, or services when such accommodations may be necessary to afford such person equal opportunity to use and enjoy a dwelling; or
(c) In connection with the design and construction of covered multi-family dwellings for first occupancy after the date that is 30 months after September 13,1998, a failure to design and construct those dwellings in such a manner that;
1. The public use and common use portions of such dwellings are readily accessible to and usable by handicapped persons;
2. All the doors designed to allow passage into and within all premises within such dwellings are sufficiently wide to allow passage by handicapped persons in wheelchairs; and
3. All premises within such dwellings contain the following features of adaptive design:
A. An accessible route into and through the dwelling;
B. Light, switches, electrical outlets , thermostats, and other environmental controls in accessible locations; and
C. Reinforcements in bathrooms such that an individual in a wheelchair can maneuver about the space.
(B) Compliance with the appropriate requirement Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and of the American National Standard for Buildings and Facilities providing accessibility and usability for physically handicapped people (commonly cited as “ANSI A117.1”) suffices to satisfy the requirements of paragraph (A)(8)(c)3.C.
(C) Nothing in this division requires that a dwelling be made available to an individual whose tenancy would constitute a direct threat to the health of safety of other individuals of whose tenancy would result in substantial physical damage to the property of others.
(BC Ord. 1995-5, passed 2-22-95; Am. BC Ord. 2016-31, passed 12-12- 16; Am. BC Ord. 2017-01, passed 1-23-17)
(A) It shall be unlawful for any person or other entity whose business includes engaging in residential real estate-related transactions to discriminate against any person in making available such a transaction, or in the terms or conditions of such a transaction, because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin.
(B) As used in this section, the term residential real estate-related transaction means any of the following:
(1) The making or purchasing of loans or providing other financial assistance:
(a) For purchasing, constructing, improving, repairing, or maintaining a dwelling; or
(b) Secured by residential real estate.
(2) The selling, brokering, or appraising of residential real property.
(C) Nothing in this chapter prohibits a person engaged in the business of furnishing appraisals of real property to take into consideration factors other than race, color, religion, national origin, sex, handicap, or familial status.
(BC Ord. 1995-5, passed 2-22-95; Am. BC Ord. 2016-31, passed 12-12- 16; Am. BC Ord. 2017-01, passed 1-23-17)
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