For purposes of this chapter, it shall be unlawful discriminatory practice for any person to:
(a) Refuse to sell, transfer, assign, rent, lease, sublease, finance, or otherwise deny or withhold commercial housing from any person because of race, color, sex, religion, ancestry, national origin, familial status and handicap of any prospective owner, occupant, or user of such commercial housing;
(b) Represent to any person that commercial housing is not available for inspection when, in fact, it is available;
(c) Refuse to lend money, whether or not secured by mortgage or otherwise, for the acquisition, construction, rehabilitation, repair, or maintenance of commercial housing or personal residence or otherwise withhold financing of commercial housing or personal residence from any person because of race, color, sex, religion, ancestry, national origin, familial status and handicap or any present or prospective owner, occupant, or user of such commercial housing, provided such person, whether an individual, corporation, or association of any type, lends money as one of the principal aspects of his business or incidental to his principal business and not only as a part of the purchase price of an owner-occupied residence he is selling not merely, casually or occasionally to a relative or a friend;
(d) Discriminate against any person in the terms or conditions of selling, transferring, assigning, renting, leasing or subleasing any commercial housing or in furnishing facilities, services, or privileges in connection with the ownership, occupancy, or any use of any commercial housing because of race, color, sex, religion, ancestry, national origin, familial status and handicap, of any present or prospective owner, occupant, or user of such commercial housing;
(e) 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 commercial housing or a personal residence because of race, color, sex, religion, ancestry, national origin, familial status and handicap of any present or prospective owner, occupant, or user of such commercial housing or a personal residence;
(f) Print, publish, or circulate any statement or advertisement relating to the sale, transfer, assignment, rental, lease, sublease or acquisition of any commercial housing or personal residence or the loan of money, whether or not secured by mortgage or otherwise for the acquisition, construction, rehabilitation, repair, or maintenance of commercial housing or a personal residence which indicates any preferences, limitation, specification, or discrimination based upon race, color, sex, religion, ancestry, national origin, familial status and handicap;
(g) Make any inquiry, elicit any information, make or keep any record, or use any form of application containing questions, or entries concerning race, color, sex, religion, ancestry, national origin, familial status or handicap in connection with the sale or lease of any commercial housing or the loan of any money, whether or not secured by mortgage or otherwise, for the acquisition, construction, rehabilitation, repair, or maintenance of commercial housing or a personal residence;
(h) Include in any transfer, rental or lease of commercial housing or a personal residence any restrictive covenant, or honor or exercise, or attempt to honor or exercise, any such restrictive covenant, provided that the prior inclusion of a restrictive covenant in the chain of title shall not be deemed a violation of this provision;
(i) Induce or solicit or attempt to induce or solicit a commercial housing or personal residence 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 property 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, sex, religion, ancestry, national origin, familial status and handicap in the area will or may have results such as the following:
(1) The lowering of property values; refusal of municipal services or property or hazard insurance;
(2) A change in the racial, religious, or ethnic composition of the block, neighborhood or area in which the property is located;
(3) An increase in criminal or antisocial behavior in the areas;
(4) A decline in the quality of the schools, other services or facilities serving the area.
No person shall discourage or attempt to discourage the purchase by a prospective purchaser of a commercial housing or a personal residence by representing that any block, neighborhood, or area has or might undergo a change with respect to the religious, racial or ethnic composition of the block, neighborhood or area.
(Ord. 06-83. Passed 7-10-06.)