(a) No landlord shall knowingly, on the basis of the source of income of a potential or current tenant, including but not limited to, income derived from wages, social security, supplemental security income, public or private sources, all forms of federal, state or local assistance payments or subsidies, including housing choice vouchers, child support, spousal support, rental assistance and public assistance:
(1) Refuse to lease or rent any dwelling, dwelling unit or rooming house to a potential or current tenant;
(2) Distinguish between the sources of income of different potential or current tenants and use that distinction to base a decision on which potential or current tenant shall gain possession of the dwelling, dwelling unit or rooming house;
(3) Attempt to discourage the rental or lease of any dwelling, dwelling unit or rooming house to a potential or current tenant on the basis of source of income;
(4) Assist, induce, incite or coerce another person or landlord to commit an act in violation of this section;
(5) Coerce, intimidate, threaten or otherwise interfere with any potential or current tenant in their exercise or enjoyment of, or on account of the person having exercised or enjoyed or having aided or encouraged any other potential or current tenant in the exercise or enjoyment of, any right granted or protected under this section;
(6) Represent to a potential or current tenant that a dwelling, dwelling unit or rooming house is unavailable on the sole basis of the source of income of the potential or current tenant;
(7) Otherwise make unavailable or deny a dwelling, dwelling unit or rooming house to a potential or current tenant that, but for the source of income of the potential or current tenant, would be eligible to rent the dwelling, dwelling unit or rooming house.
(c) This section applies to all landlords in the Village using the statutory definition of “landlord” with the following exceptions:
(1) Lodging establishments subject to Chapter 882 of the Village Codified Ordinances.
(2) Assignments and subleases including dwellings, dwelling units, rooming houses, habitable rooms, multiple dwellings and rooming units.
(3) Charitable, not-for profit, religious or fraternal organizations that, pursuant to their primary purposes, own or operate dwellings, dwelling units or rooming houses for reasons other than commercial purposes or seek to house their members pursuant to their primary purposes. Upon any complaint regarding such organization, that organization shall provide the Village with proof of charitable registration with the Ohio Attorney General's office to claim exemption.
(Ord. 2021-18. Passed 9-20-21.)