[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of
Kittanning 4-14-1980 by Ord. No.
255-1980 (Ch. XII, Part 4, of the 1970 Code of Ordinances).
Amendments noted where applicable.]
This chapter shall be known as "The Kittanning Borough Open
Housing Ordinance."
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Housing accommodations held or offered for sale or rent by
a real estate broker, salesman or agency, or by any other person pursuant
to authorization of the owner, by the owner himself, or by legal representative,
but shall not include any personal residence offered for rent by the
owner or lessee thereof or by a broker, salesman, agent or employee.
Any building or structure or portion thereto 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.
Includes one or more individuals, partnerships, associations,
organizations, corporations, legal representatives, trustees in bankruptcy
or receivers. It also includes but is not limited to, any owner, lessor,
assignor, builder, manager, broker, agent, employer, lending institution
and all political subdivisions, authorities, boards and commissions.
A building or structure containing living quarters occupied
or intended to be occupied by no more than two individuals, two groups
or families living independently of each other and used by the owner
or lessee thereof as a bona fide residence for himself and any member
of his family forming his household.
It shall be unlawful discriminatory practices for any persons
to:
A.
Refuse to sell, lease, finance or otherwise to deny or withhold commercial
housing from any person because of race, color, religious creed, ancestry,
sex or national origin of any prospective owner, occupant or user
of such commercial housing to any person due to use of a guide dog
because of the blindness of the user.
B.
Refuse to lend money, whether or not secured by mortgage or otherwise
for the acquisition, construction, rehabilitation, repair or maintenance
of commercial housing from any person because of the race, color,
religious creed, ancestry, sex or national origin of any present or
prospective owner, occupant or user of such commercial housing.
C.
Discriminate against any person in the terms or conditions of selling
or leasing of any commercial housing or in furnishing facilities,
services or privileges in connection with the ownership, occupancy
or use of any commercial housing because of race, color, religious
creed, ancestry, sex or national origin of any present or prospective
owner, occupant or user of such commercial housing, or to discriminate
against any person in terms of leasing any commercial housing or in
furnishing facilities, services or privileges in connection with the
occupancy or use of any commercial housing due to use of a guide dog
because of the blindness of the user.
D.
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 because of the race, color, religious creed,
ancestry, sex or national origin of any present or prospective owner,
occupant or user of such commercial housing.
E.
Print, publish or circulate any statement or advertisement relating
to the sale, lease or acquisition of any commercial housing or the
loan of money, whether or not secured by mortgage, or otherwise for
the acquisition, construction, rehabilitation, repair or maintenance
specification, or discrimination based upon race, color, religious
creed, ancestry, sex or national origin, or to print, publish or circulate
any statement or advertisement relating to the lease of any commercial
dwelling which indicates any preference, limitation, specification
or discrimination based upon use of a guide dog because of the blindness
of the user.
