The opportunity for an individual to obtain
facilities of housing without discrimination because of race, color,
religious creed, ancestry, use of guide dogs because of blindness
of the user, age, sex or national origin is hereby recognized as and
declared to be the public policy of the Borough of Steelton, which
shall be enforceable as set forth in this chapter.
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated, unless a different meaning appears
from the context:
COMMERCIAL HOUSING
Housing accommodations held or offered for sale or rent by
a real estate broker, salesman or agent or by any other person pursuant
to authorization of the owner; by the owner himself; or by legal representatives,
but shall not include any personal residence offered for rent by the
owner or by his broker, salesman, agent or employee.
HOUSING ACCOMMODATIONS
Any building or structure or portion thereof which is used
or occupied or is intended, arranged or designed to be used or occupied
as the home residence or sleeping place of one or more individuals,
groups or families, whether or not living independently of each other;
and any vacant land offered for sale or lease for commercial housing.
PERSON
One or more individuals, partnerships, associations, organizations,
corporations, legal representatives, trustees in bankruptcy or receivers.
The term also includes, but is not limited to, any owner, lessor,
assignor, builder, manager, broker, salesman, agent, employee and
lending institution.
PERSONAL RESIDENCE (RENT)
A building or structure containing living quarters occupied
or intended to be occupied by no more than two individuals, two groups
or two families living independently of each other and used by the
owner thereof as a bona fide residence for himself and any members
of his family forming his household, when referring to housing accommodations
held or offered for rent.
PERSONAL RESIDENCE (SALE)
A building or structure containing living quarters occupied
or intended to be occupied by no more than two individuals, two groups
or two families living independently of each other and used by the
owner thereof as a bona fide residence for himself and any members
of his family forming his household, when referring to housing accommodations
held or offered for sale.
If any clause, sentence, paragraph or part of
this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstance
shall, for any reason, be adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction
to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate
the remainder of this chapter nor the application of such clause,
sentence, paragraph or part to other persons or circumstances, but
shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph
or part thereof and to the persons or circumstances directly involved
in the controversy in which such judgment shall have been rendered.
It is hereby declared to be the intent that this chapter would have
been adopted had such provisions not been included or such persons
or circumstances been expressly excluded from their coverage.