(a) It shall be a violation of this chapter for any bank, building 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 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 any 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 racial composition of the neighborhood in which the housing accommodations are located or because of the race, color, religion, sex, familial status, national origin, disability, age, ancestry or HIV-positive status of such person, or of any person associated with that 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 dwelling or dwellings in relation to which such loan or other financial assistance is to be made or given.
(b) Nothing contained in this section shall impair the scope or effectiveness of the exemption contained in this chapter.
(Ord. 96-43, passed 5-23-1996)