Unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context,
the following terms shall have the meaning as described in this section
and as used in this chapter:
DISCRIMINATE or DISCRIMINATION
Any difference expressed in any way toward a person or persons
in the terms of the sale, exchange, lease, rental or financing for
housing accommodation and/or real property in regard to such sale,
exchange, rental, lease or finance because of race, color, religion,
national origin or ancestry, sex, creed, or disability of such person.
FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
Any person, institution or business entity of any kind which
loans money to persons and receives as security for said loans a secured
interest of any kind in the real property of the borrower.
HOUSING ACCOMMODATION
Includes any building, structure, or portion thereof which
is used or occupied, maintained, arranged or designed to be used or
occupied as a home, residence or sleeping place of one or more human
beings, or any real estate so used, designed or intended for such
use.
OWNER
Any person/persons who hold legal or equitable title to,
or own any beneficial interest in any real property or who hold legal
or equitable title to shares of, or hold any beneficial interest in
any real estate cooperative which owns any real property and/or housing
accommodations.
REAL ESTATE BROKER
Any person, partnership, association, corporation and/or
agent thereof, who for a fee or other valuable consideration offers,
sells, purchases, exchanges or rents, or negotiates for the sale,
purchase, exchange or rental of a housing accommodation and/or real
property of another, or collects rental for the use of housing accommodation
and/or real property of another.
REAL PROPERTY
Any real estate, vacant land, building, structure or housing
accommodations within the corporate limits of the Village.
Any person convicted of violating any of the provisions of this
chapter shall be punished by a fine of not less than $100 nor more
than $750. Each day a violation continues shall constitute a separate
violation. This section shall in no way abrogate or impair the right
of the Village to specifically enforce, by any legal means, any of
the provisions of this chapter.