[R.O. 1996 § 265.010; Ord. No. 2115 § 1, 9-16-1991; Ord. No. 4707, 12-4-2017; Ord. No. 4847, 8-19-2019]
The City Council of the City of Blue
Springs hereby declares it to be the public policy of the City to
eliminate discrimination and safeguard the right of any person to
sell, purchase, lease, rent or obtain real property without regard
to race, gender, color, national origin, ancestry, religious affiliation,
physical ability, sexual orientation, gender identification, and without
regard to family structure.
[R.O. 1996 § 265.020; Ord. No. 2115 § 2, 9-16-1991]
For the purpose of this Chapter the
following terms, phrases, words and their derivations shall have the
meaning given herein unless the context otherwise indicates:
Any person who is attempting to secure housing for themselves
and/or their family in the City of Blue Springs, Missouri.
Any unfair treatment based race, gender, color, national
origin, ancestry, religious affiliation, physical ability, sexual
orientation, gender identification, or family structure as it relates
to housing.
[Ord. No. 4847, 8-19-2019]
Shall include any individual, firm, partnership or corporation.
[R.O. 1996 § 265.030; Ord. No. 2115 § 3, 9-16-1991; Ord. No. 4707, 12-4-2017; Ord. No. 4847, 8-19-2019]
A.
It
shall be a discriminatory practice and unlawful for any person to:
1.
Refuse to sell or rent after the
making of a bona fide offer, or to refuse to negotiate for the sale
or rental of, or otherwise make unavailable or deny a dwelling to
any person because of race, gender, color, religious affiliation,
national origin, ancestry, physical ability, sexual orientation, gender
identification, or family structure of any person.
2.
Discriminate against any person in
the terms, conditions, or privileges of sale or rental of a dwelling,
or in the provision of services or facilities in connection therewith,
because of race, gender, color, religious affiliation, national origin,
ancestry, physical ability, sexual orientation, gender identification,
or family structure.
3.
Make, print, or publish, or cause
to be made, printed or published any notice, statement, or advertisement,
with respect to the sale or rental of a dwelling that indicates any
preference, limitation, or discrimination based on race, gender, color,
religious affiliation, national origin, ancestry, physical ability,
sexual orientation, gender identification, or family structure or
an intention to make any such preference, limitation, or discrimination.
4.
Represent to any person because of
race, gender, color, religious affiliation, national origin, ancestry,
physical ability, sexual orientation, gender identification, or family
structure that any dwelling is not available for inspection, sale,
or rental when such dwelling is in fact so available.
5.
For profit, induce or attempt to
induce any person to sell or rent any dwelling by representations
regarding the entry or prospective entry into the neighborhood of
a person or persons of a particular race, gender, color, religious
affiliation, national origin, ancestry, physical ability, sexual orientation,
gender identification, or family structure.
6.
Discriminate in the sale or rental
of housing because a family has children, except regarding certain
types of buildings that are built for and house older persons, e.g.,
Section 202 Housing.
[R.O. 1996 § 265.040; Ord. No. 2115 § 4, 9-16-1991; Ord. No. 4707, 12-4-2017; Ord. No. 4847, 8-19-2019]
It shall be unlawful for any bank,
building and loan association, insurance company or other corporation,
association, firm or enterprise whose business consists in whole or
part in the making of commercial real estate loans, to deny a loan
to a person applying therefor for the purpose of purchasing, constructing,
repairing, or maintaining a dwelling, or to discriminate against them
in the fixing of the amount or conditions of such loan, because of
the race, gender, color, religious affiliation, national origin, ancestry,
physical ability, sexual orientation, gender identification, or family
structure of such person or of any person associated with them in
connection with such financing.
[R.O. 1996 § 265.050; Ord. No. 2115 § 5, 9-16-1991]
A.
The provisions of this Chapter, and particularly Section 265.030 hereof, shall not apply to the following:
1.
A rental or leasing of a dwelling
unit in a building which contains housing accommodations for not more
that two (2) families living independently of each other, if the owner
or members of their family reside in such dwelling unit.
2.
A rental or leasing to less than
five (5) persons living in a dwelling unit by the owner if the owner
or members of their family reside therein.
3.
Any single-family house sold or rented
by an owner, provided that such house is sold or rented:
a.
Without the use of sale or rental
facilities or services of real estate brokers, agents, salesmen, or
persons in the business of selling or renting dwellings; and
b.
Without the publication, posting or mailing of any advertisements in violation of Section 265.030(A)(3) of this Chapter; provided, however, that:
(1)
Nothing in this provision
shall prohibit the use of attorneys, escrow agents, abstractors, title
companies, and other such professional assistance as necessary to
perfect or transfer the title; and
(2)
That any such private
individual owner does not own any interest in, nor is there owned
or reserved on their behalf, under any express or voluntary agreement,
title to or any right to all or a portion of the proceeds from the
sale or rental of more than three (3) such single family houses at
any one time.
4.
For the purposes of Subsection (A)(3) of this Section, a person shall be in the business of selling or renting a dwelling if:
a.
They have, within the proceeding
twelve (12) months, participated as principal in three (3) or more
transactions involving the sale or rental of any dwelling or any interest
therein;
b.
They have, within the preceding twelve
(12) months, participated as agent, other than in the sale of their
own personal residence in providing sales or rental facilities or
sales or rental services in two (2) or more transactions involving
the sale or rental of any dwelling or any interest therein; or
c.
They are the owner of any dwelling
designed or intended for occupancy, by or occupied by five (5) or
more families.
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Editor's Note: Former Section 265.060, Administration, and
Section 265.070, Enforcement, were repealed 8-19-2019 by Ord. No.
4847.
