[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of Hales Corners as §§ 14.14 and 14.21 of the Municipal Code; amended in its entirety 9-14-2015 by Ord. No. 15-7. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
The right of all persons to have equal opportunities for housing regardless of their sex, race, color, physical condition, disability [as defined in § 106.50(1m)(g), Wis. Stats.], sexual orientation [as defined in § 111.32(13m), Wis. Stats.], religion, national origin, marital status, family status [as defined in § 106.50(1m)(k), Wis. Stats.], lawful source of income, age or ancestry is a matter of local interest. It is the policy of the Village that all persons, regardless of their sex, race, color, physical condition, disability, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, marital status, family status, lawful source of income, age or ancestry, are entitled to fair and equal access to housing, and to that end, the Village hereby enacts this chapter, which prohibits any person not herein exempted from discriminating against any other person by impairing to any degree access to any housing or housing accommodation on the basis of sex, race, color, physical condition, disability, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, marital status, family status, lawful source of income, age or ancestry.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meaning indicated:
COMPLAINANT
Any person who files a complaint.
DISCRIMINATE or DISCRIMINATION
To segregate, separate, exclude or treat any person or class of persons unequally because of sex, race, color, physical condition, disability [as defined in § 106.50(1m)(g), Wis. Stats.], sexual orientation [as defined in § 111.32(13m), Wis. Stats.], religion, national origin, marital status, family status [as defined in § 106.50(1m)(k), Wis. Stats.], lawful source of income, age or ancestry.
HOUSING
Any building, structure or portion thereof or any improved property, including any mobile home as classified in § 66.0435, Wis. Stats., which is used or occupied or is intended, arranged or designed to be used or occupied as a home or residence. The definition includes any vacant land which is offered for sale or lease for the construction or location thereon of any such building, structure or portion thereof.
No person shall discriminate:
A. 
By refusing to sell, lease, finance or contract to construct housing or by refusing to discuss the terms thereof.
B. 
By refusing to permit inspection or exacting different or more stringent price, terms or conditions for the sale, lease or rental of housing.
C. 
By refusing to finance or sell an unimproved residential lot or to construct a home or residence on it.
D. 
By publishing, circulating, issuing or displaying or causing to be published, circulated, issued or displayed any communication, notice, advertisement or sign in connection with the sale, financing, lease or rental of housing which states or indicates any discrimination in connection with housing.
The provisions of this chapter shall be enforced by the Village Attorney. The Village Attorney, upon receipt of a complaint, signed by the complainant, may issue a complaint if in his judgment an action of discrimination is sustainable in court.