It shall be unlawful for any person, real estate broker, real estate salesperson or corporation:
(A) To refuse to sell, lease, rent, assign or otherwise transfer the title or other interest in any housing, or real property upon which residential housing is to be constructed to any person, or to discriminate in the terms or conditions of the sale, rental or leasing of any residential housing unit, because of race, sex, religion or national origin;
(B) To refuse to negotiate with any person for the sale, rental or leasing of any residential property, or to represent that such property is not available for inspection, sale, rental or lease when in fact it is so available, because of such person’s race, sex, religion or national origin;
(C) To solicit or induce, or attempt to solicit or induce, any person owning any interest in any residential housing to sell, rent or lease, or not to sell, rent or lease such housing to any person on the ground of loss of value due to the present or prospective entry into the neighborhood of a person or persons of another race, sex, religion or national origin, either by direct solicitation or inducement or by the purchase of other property in the neighborhood for the purpose of such inducement, or to distribute, or cause to be distributed material or making statements designed to induce a residential property owner to sell or lease his or her property due to such change in neighborhood; or
(D) To file a complaint alleging a violation of this chapter, with knowledge that such complaint is false in any material respect, or to file such complaint for the sole purpose of harassment.
(Prior Code, § 5-802) (Ord. 406, passed 2-1-1978) Penalty, see § 94.99